Mr. Arden Leon Stewart

October 19, 1949 - December 7, 2017

Chester Mr. Arden Leon Stewart, 68, died Thursday, December 7, 2017, at Chester Regional Medical Center. The funeral service will be held at 4:00 PM Monday, December 11, 2017, at Barron Funeral Home with Rev. Tim Foster officiating. The family will receive friends from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM Sunday, December 10, at Barron Funeral Home, 133 Wylie St., Chester, SC. Interment will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday, December 12, at Fort Jackson National Cemetery, Columbia, SC. Mr. Stewart was born October 19, 1949 in Craigsville, West Virginia. He attended the schools of Parkersburg, WV and was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served during the Vietnam war. Mr. Stewart was self- employed as a mechanic. He attended Cornwell Presbyterian Church. He is survived by two sons, Bryan Stewart (Tamica) of Pomeroy, OH and Michael Stewart (Lois) of Chester; one daughter, Carla Sheldon (Chip) of Michigan; two sisters, Sue Rockhold (Gary) of Reedsville, OH and Robin Basham (Gary) of Coolville, OH; one brother, Little Jerry Stewart of Rock Hill, SC; sixteen grandchildren; eleven great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Mr. Stewart was preceded in death by his parents, Clarence M. Stewart and Beulah Williams Stewart, and five brothers, Randall, Charles, Denzil, Kenneth and Jerry Stewart. Memorials may be made to Wounded Warriors Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675.