Stewart Dylan Sayward, 30, of Lenexa, KS passed away at 2:33 a.m. Monday May 5, 2025, at his home following an illness.
Stewart was born Sept. 2, 1994, in Traverse City, Michigan, the son of Stewart Daniel and Patricia Ann (Broome) Muma. Stewart lived in Michigan in his early years before moving to the area. Stewart married Lynda Mae Scott on July 5, 2024, in Joplin, MO; she survives at the home in Weir, KS. Stewart worked for MM Underground installing fiber optic lines. Stewart was of the Christian Faith; he loved video games, piano, poems, shopping, singing and working on cars and trucks.
Survivors include his wife; daughter Ariyanna Scott of Pennsylvania; mother Patricia Muma of North Carolina; siblings Katie Parsons of Pittsburg, KS, Jaymie Smithson and wife Kayla of Pittsburg, KS, Elizabeth Sayward and husband Joshua Walker of Ohio, John Smithson and wife Charlotte of Eldorado Springs, MO, Mark Anthony Smithson of Joplin, MO, Daniel Sayward of Michigan, Dana Struck and husband Joshua of Michigan, Kimberly Smithson of Neosho, MO, Destiny Sayward of Michigan; chosen parents Mark and Reba Smithson of Joplin, MO and numerous nieces and nephews.
Stewart was preceded in death by his daughter Brooklyn; grandma Elsie Nemecek and grandma Mim; and fiancée Jeorgia Cole who died in a car accident that Stewart was in 2023.
Funeral Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday May 10, 2025, at the Bath-Naylor Funeral Home in Pittsburg, KS with Rev. Mark Smithson officiating. Burial will be at a later private date. Family will receive friends from 9 to 10 a.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. Condolences may be left at www.bathnaylor.com. Arrangements and services are under the direction of Bath-Naylor Funeral Home of Pittsburg, KS.
