Russell Keith Stewart

Memorial Services for Russell Stewart, 69, Clinton resident will be held 1:00 PM, Saturday, March 9, 2024, in the Church of Christ, 2601 Custer Ave., Clinton, OK, officiated by Patrick Peters and under the direction of the Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home.

Russell Keith Stewart was born March 21, 1954, to Glen Stewart and Frankie Wallace Stewart in Clinton, OK and passed away Wednesday, February 28, 2024, in the Corn Heritage Village in Corn, OK.

Russell was raised in Clinton where he graduated from Clinton High School in 1973. He moved to Henrietta, OK and was employed with the Richardson family and did heavy equipment. While in Henrietta he met and married Marsha Duncan and to that union a son was born, Wesley Lee Stewart.

He returned to Clinton and worked for Bob Smith Dozer, the Sewell Brothers, Cornell Construction, and other heavy equipment operators.

He married Charlotte (Seright) Hanson on March 28, 1987, in Elk City. In this marriage he received three bonus daughters, Enid, Amber, and Erin. They lived in Burns Flat from 1987 until Christmas 1991. He renovated his old farmhouse into a home for six. He took pride in teaching his children about car maintenance, a practice which his son has turned into a career.

He attended the Church of Christ. He enjoyed working outside gardening, chopping firewood, and just working outdoors in general.

He was preceded in death by his parents, daughter, Enid Bighorse, two brothers, Terry Stewart, and Larry Stewart, nephew, Luke Stewart, two sisters-in-law, Linda Seright and Pam Raemhild. Russell called her, “Sweet Little Pam.”

He is survived by his wife, Charlotte, of the home, son, Wesley Stewart, Allen, TX and two daughters, Amber Bighorse, Tacoma, WA, and Erin Hanson, of Cordell, OK, sister, Kathy Stewart and her sons, Dillon and Shawn Driver and sister-in-law, Paula Stewart and her three children, Jacob, Adrienne and Jordan and nephew, Zach Stwart.

He is also survived by five grandchildren, Peyton, Joe, Jack, Adrianne and Wesley and a special niece and family, Ryan Martinez and husband, Greg and their children, Darius, Jaston, Brystin, Kaden, Jaelyn, Dylan, and Vance.