James A. (Jim) Stewart, 83, of Freeport, passed away on Saturday, April 6, 2024, while surrounded by his family at West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh. He was born in Natrona Heights, on Jan. 17, 1941, a son of the late Harold K. Stewart and Emma E. (Redick) Stewart. Jim was a 1959 graduate of Freeport High School, where he played both offensive and defense on the football team and was a standout pitcher and first baseman for multiple WPIAL and section championship baseball teams. He attended Salem College on a baseball scholarship. Jim started his working career at Freeport Brick and later took a job at T.W. Phillips Gas and Oil Company. He retired in 2007 after 37 years of service working as a roustabout. He was a member of the former Rogers Chapel United Methodist Church, a life member of the Freeport Sportsman's Club, and participated in various trap shooting leagues in the area where he was always a top shooter. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, trap shooting, reloading, leather work, and spending time with his family and friends. He is survived by two daughters, Carrie A. (Randy) Conjack of South Buffalo Twp. and Renee L. (Greg) Pachol of Warren, OH; two sons, James A. (Laura) Stewart, III of Buffalo Twp., and Richard L. (Nancy) Stewart of Buffalo Twp.; grandchildren, Talan and Melissa Conjack, Kiel and Lindsay Conjack, Alyssa Conjack and Wesley Cox, Kylie and Mark Schoppe, Nicole and Nicholas Dinsmore, Lurena Stewart, Addison Stewart, Paityn Stewart, and Coulton Stewart; and four great-grandchildren, Emmett, Jameson, Cameron, and Jacob. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Wanda J. (Jack) Stewart who passed away in 2004; and a sister, Janice A. "Sis" Stewart. Friends will be received on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at the REDMOND FUNERAL HOME, INC., 524 High Street, Freeport. A funeral service will be held Wednesday, at 10 a.m. at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association, PO Box 840692, Dallas, TX, 75284. To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.