Paul J. Stewart

May 21, 1937 - August 5, 2020

Paul J. Stewart, 83, of Point Marion, passed away Wednesday, August 5, 2020, at his home. Born May 21, 1937 in Point Marion, he was the son of the late Edward and Manella Mae (Pounds) Stewart. A member of the New Geneva Baptist Church, he was a locksmith at West Virginia University, retiring from their maintenance department in 1996. His whole life he has enjoyed camping with his wife and family. He also enjoyed boating, looking at trucks, watching his grandson race in the GNCC Series, and his year wasn’t complete unless he attended the annual RV Show in Harrisburg. Surviving is his wife, Emily (Frankenberry) Stewart; three children and their spouses, Paul R. and Louise Stewart of Point Marion, Allan J. and Kim Stewart of Smithfield, and Patty Sue and David Simpson of Blacksville, W.Va.; four grandchildren, Christina and Chad Dunn, A.J. and Danielle Stewart, Molly Ann Simpson and Audrey Claire Simpson; and two great-grandchildren, Callen and Chloe Dunn, with another one on the way. Also surviving are a number of nieces and nephews, and his faithful, loving, little canine buddy, Mitzi. The last member of his immediate family, Paul was predeceased by brothers Edward and Art Stewart, and sisters Lillian Myers, Ruth Travis, Marge DeVault and Alberta Smith. Friends will be received in the Richard R. Herod Funeral Home, Point Marion, Pa., on Friday from 2 – 4 and 6 – 8 P.M. Funeral services will begin at 8:00 PM, with his pastor, Rev. Terry Hagedorn, officiating. Private interment will be in Wolf’s Cemetery, Dilliner. . CDC recommendations concerning the current pandemic will be observed.