[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]Ronald (Ron), better known as Ronnie Maurice Stewart, 69 of Asheville N.C., passed away Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at Emerald Ridge Rehabilitation and Care Center, after an extended illness.<\/p>\n
Originally a resident of Robbinsville, N.C., Ronnie spent a lot of time traveling and moving around in his college days and in later years. He spent several years in Florida, North Carolina and before his illness, he had settled in Kentucky.
\nRonnie was a retired social worker with 20 years experience, having spent most of that time working in Asheville, N.C.
\nHe also had worked at Wade Hampton Golf Club on the golf course and at High Hampton Resort as a security guard in the late 80s and early 90s in Cashiers, N.C.<\/p>\n
He had a bachelor’s degree in social work from the University of the State of New York in 1985, and he was also working on grad school work from Western Carolina University in 1987, and lastly in 2020 he was studying at The University of the South School of Theology for enjoyment.
\nAn avid lover of education and knowledge, travel, food, trying new things, camping, reading, history, debating, and just an all-around inquisitive and adventurous person, Ronnie lived how he wanted and did what made him happy.<\/p>\n
He is preceded in death by his father, Maurice Stewart; and brother, Berry Stewart.
\nHe is survived by son, Ben Stewart, his daughter Cassie Stewart; his grandchildren; his mother, Frances Stewart; two brothers, Thomas (Gil) Stewart and Michael Stewart; along with several nieces, nephews and cousins.
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Ronald (Ron), better known as Ronnie Maurice Stewart, 69 of Asheville N.C., passed away Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at Emerald Ridge Rehabilitation and Care Center, after an extended illness.<\/p>
Originally a resident of Robbinsville, N.C., Ronnie spent a lot of time traveling and moving around in his college days and in later years. He spent several years in Florida, North Carolina and before his illness, he had settled in Kentucky.
Ronnie was a retired social worker with 20 years experience, having spent most of that time working in Asheville, N.C.
He also had worked at Wade Hampton Golf Club on the golf course and at High Hampton Resort as a security guard in the late 80s and early 90s in Cashiers, N.C.<\/p>
He had a bachelor's degree in social work from the University of the State of New York in 1985, and he was also working on grad school work from Western Carolina University in 1987, and lastly in 2020 he was studying at The University of the South School of Theology for enjoyment.
An avid lover of education and knowledge, travel, food, trying new things, camping, reading, history, debating, and just an all-around inquisitive and adventurous person, Ronnie lived how he wanted and did what made him happy.<\/p>
He is preceded in death by his father, Maurice Stewart; and brother, Berry Stewart.
He is survived by son, Ben Stewart, his daughter Cassie Stewart; his grandchildren; his mother, Frances Stewart; two brothers, Thomas (Gil) Stewart and Michael Stewart; along with several nieces, nephews and cousins.<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[153,86],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-153","category-obituaries"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/classnotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/classnotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/classnotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/classnotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3396"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/classnotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11794"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/classnotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11794\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11797,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/classnotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11794\/revisions\/11797"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/classnotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/classnotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/classnotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/classnotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}