Mr. Randy Charles “Stew” Steward, age 65, of LaFayette, GA, died Monday, March 3, 2025, at CHI Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga, TN.

Randy “Stew” was born September 24, 1959, in DeWitt, IA, son of the late Larry Guy Steward and Sandra June “Sandy” Baker Sommers.  He concluded over 40 years of service as a wrestling coach and teacher, most recently at Trion High School.

Randy has many coaching accolades, being named Coach of the Year on multiple occasions. He also was inducted into several Hall of Fames including the National Wrestling Hall of Fame – Georgia Chapter, Loras College Hall of Fame, Central DeWitt High School Hall of Fame, the Georgia High School Wrestling Hall of Fame, and the N.W.C.A. Hall of Fame. 

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Marty Steward; an uncle, Rick Ehrler; lifelong friend Rob McReynolds; and his beloved dog, Dixie.

Survivors include his wife, Lori Duggan Steward; son, Jake Randall Steward (Hailee Peardon); daughter, Helen Mae Steward; granddaughter, Hattie Rae Steward;  brother, Tony (Donna) Steward; sister, Tami (Jim) Jaeger; as well as his extended children and grandchildren, nieces and nephews. He also had many adopted wrestling sons. His favorite things in life were wrestling, his family, and his dogs (Zoey, Stella, Remy, Phoenix and Josie).

Memorial services for Randy will be held at 4:00 P.M. on Saturday, March 8, 2025, at the Trion City School Wrestling Building, 240 Central Avenue, Trion, GA 30753.

There will be a gathering of family and friends at the Trion City School Wrestling Building from 2:00 P.M. until 4:00 P.M. on Saturday. 

There are arrangements pending for a memorial service in Dubuque, IA at a later date.