Dr. Charles “Stewart” Reeves, age 88, passed away on Sunday, July 6, 2025, at Balfour Central Park in Denver, Colorado.

Stewart was born in Louisburg, Kansas to Charles Hunter Reeves and Alta Mae (Ring) Reeves. After graduating from Louisburg High School, Stewart joined the United States Navy and attended The University of Kansas (KU) for both his undergraduate and medical degrees.

Overall, Captain Reeves served 38 years for our country. His military postings took him to provide medical care in many Naval hospitals across the United States and overseas, including Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Texas, Washington, Bahrain in the Persian Gulf, and even under the sea. He was the Chief Medical Officer on the submarine U.S.S. Thomas Jefferson SSBNG18.
Once retired from the Navy, Stewart worked as an internist and Chief of Staff at Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott, Kansas for 20 years.

When Stewart was in his medical training at KU, he was working rounds in the emergency department. Harriett Louise Carr happened to stumble in with a minor head injury and Stewart oversaw her care. The two were married in Fort Scott on
June 5, 1965. They had two children: Catherine Carr Reeves Kilanoski and Charles Hunter Reeves, II.

Stewart loved golfing, listening to classical music, reading about history, drinking scotch, enjoying Harriett’s homecooked meals and going on many memorable vacations with her and their friends. In the wintertime, he and Harriett would retreat to San Antonio, Texas for relief from the harsh Fort Scott winters. Above all, Stewart loved spending time with his children and four grandchildren: Hannah, Emmah, Hunter, and Hollis.

Stewart is survived by his daughter, Catherine; four grandchildren, Hannah Brandt (Caleb), Emmah Dikeman (Miles), Hunter Reeves (Madi), Hollis Reeves and one great-grandchild, Harlan Leann Brandt.

Stewart is preceded in death by parents; beloved wife, Harriett Reeves; son, Hunter Reeves, II; and daughter-in-law, Talitha Ann (Tally) Brown Reeves and Son-in-law, Joe Kilanoski.

There was cremation. Graveside committal services will be conducted at 12:30 PM Friday, October 24th at the Fort Scott National Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 11:00 AM until 12:00 PM Friday, the 24th at the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main St., Fort Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be
submitted online at cheneywitt.com.