ROCKY MOUNT - Johnny Robert Stewart, age 74, passed away on Sunday, June 2, 2019. Born in Nash County on May 24, 1945, he was the son of the late Tom Stewart and Rosa Morris Stewart.

He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Jo Brantley Stewart; sons, David Stewart of Rocky Mount, Jason Stewart and wife, Bethany, of Durham; six grandchildren; one nephew.

Services will be held Thursday, June 6, 2019 at 2 p.m. in the Chapel of Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home & Cremation Services with Pastor Floyd Holmes officiating. Visitation with the family will immediately follow the service in the Atrium of Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home until 3:30 p.m..

Flowers are welcome or memorials may be made to Nash Heart Center, c/o UNC Health Care Systems, 2460 Curtis Ellis Drive, Rocky Mount, NC 27804.