James "Jim" Robert Stuart

James "Jim" Robert Stuart,

77, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, passed away at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville, Indiana on March 6, 2018 after a long battle with congestive heart failure. He was preceded in death by his parents Robert and Charlotte (Wood) Stuart and his sister Deborah Stuart Shelburne. James (Jim) Robert Stuart, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, passed away at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville, Indiana on March 6, 2018 after a long battle with congestive heart failure.

Please join us in remembering and celebrating Jim's life on Sunday, March 11, 2018 at Freedom Church at 1361 Christian Avenue, Noblesville, Indiana. Visitation and fellowship with family and friends will be held from 2pm-4pm and a celebration of life service will begin at 4pm.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to this GoFundMe account to assist with Jim's final medical and funeral expenses and Nancy's upcoming expenses. James (Jim) Robert Stuart, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, passed away at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville, Indiana on March 6, 2018 after a long battle with congestive heart failure.

Please join us in remembering and celebrating Jim's life on Sunday, March 11, 2018 at Freedom Church at 1361 Christian Avenue, Noblesville, Indiana. Visitation and fellowship with family and friends will be held from 2pm-4pm and a celebration of life service will begin at 4pm.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to this GoFundMe account to assist with Jim's final medical and funeral expenses and Nancy's upcoming expenses. James (Jim) Robert Stuart, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, passed away at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville, Indiana on March 6, 2018 after a long battle with congestive heart failure.

Born February 20, 1941 to Robert and Charlotte Stuart, Jim was raised in Hortonville, Indiana. He graduated from Westfield High School in 1959 and studied at Purdue University. Jim married his high school sweetheart Nancy Sue (Waters) Stuart on July 24, 1961. Jim worked in electrical and controls engineering for Indiana Bell, American Monitor Corp., Frakes' Engineering, and Farm Fans, and he retired from Beck's Superior Hybrids in 2009.

He is survived by his loving wife, Nancy; sister, Mary Sue Stuart Riggs (Jim); four children, Albert Stuart (Regina Rapier), Robert Stuart (Melissa),Timothy Stuart (Shannon), and Sarah Stuart; fourteen grandchildren, Samantha Stuart, Brandon Stuart (Kalyn Burns), Tyler Stuart, Siera Stuart, Josephine Collier, Carly Stuart, Jackson Stuart, Elias Collier, Peyton Perrin, Caleb Stuart, Daniel Collier, Charlotte Stuart, Olivia Grubb, and Alex Grubb; and two great-grandchildren, Keegan Stuart and Trey Wilhoite.

Above all, Jim loved spending time with his wife, children and grandchildren. He enjoyed tinkering with computers, robots, model airplanes, remote control cars and taking photos - especially of his grandkids. He was an avid cyclist who participated in the Bloomington Hilly Hundred and commuted to work from Sheridan to Castleton on his bike. He was an accomplished trap shooter who won several trophies and enjoyed games of all kinds including euchre, solitaire, poker and chess. He was a proud grandfather who attended soccer, football, baseball, basketball, band, choir, theater, and dance recitals. Other hobbies included hiking and roasting his own coffee beans. Jim will be remembered for his fun-loving nature, Elvis impersonations, and as being the smartest guy in the room.

Friends and family are invited to join the family in remembering and celebrating Jim's life on Sunday, March 11, 2018 at Freedom Church at 1361 Christian Avenue, Noblesville, Indiana. Visitation and fellowship will be held from 2pm-4pm and a celebration of life service will begin at 4pm.Please join us in remembering and celebrating Jim's life on Sunday, March 11, 2018 at Freedom Church at 1361 Christian Avenue, Noblesville, Indiana. Visitation and fellowship with family and friends will be held from 2pm-4pm and a celebration of life service will begin at 4pm.Please join us in remembering and celebrating Jim's life on Sunday, March 11, 2018 at Freedom Church at 1361 Christian Avenue, Noblesville, Indiana. Visitation and fellowship with family and friends will be held from 2pm-4pm and a celebration of life service will begin at 4pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the GoFundMe account to assist with Jim's final medical and funeral expenses at https://www.gofundme.com/jim-stuart-final-care-expenses

Arrangements entrusted to A.R.N. Funeral & Cremation Services. Friends may leave a memory or message of condolence by visiting the online obituary at www.arnmortuary.com.