WILLIAM E. ("JOHN")
STEVENS
Deceased
July 31, 2004
From Newhawka, Nebraska
FROM "THE
GAZETTE-VIRGINIAN.COM -
Obituaries By Date - Friday, August 1, 2003"
(http://www.gazettevirginian.com/obituariesdate2.htm)
WILLIAM EDWARD 'JOHN' STEVENS
William Edward ‘John’ Stevens, 76, of
Danville died August 1 at Danville Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Stevens was born May 25, 1927, in
Halifax County the son of Claude Stevens and Nadie Huffman Stevens.
He was employed with Dan River Mills for 25
years and was a member of Arbor Baptist Church. Mr. Stevens was a
Veteran of the US Army during WWII serving with the Military Police in
Germany.
Survivors include three daughters, Martha
Payne and her husband, William of Richmond, Carolyn Jane Stevens of
Lawrenceville and Donna Ruth Stevens of Ringgold; two sons, Danny
Edward Stevens and his wife, Mary, of Danville, and Matthew Sterling
Stevens and wife, Cathy, of Alton; one sister, Mabel Bowen of
Virgilina; grandchildren, Ann Stevens Adams, Amanda Stevens, Alyesa
Stevens, William Payne IV, Stephanie Payne McGriffin, Clarence Thompson
and Rebecca Stevens; and his great-grandchildren, Morgan Thompson,
Madison Payne, Caleb Adams, Jody Adams and William Adams. Mr. Stevens
was preceded in death by one son, William Edward Stevens Jr.
Services were held August 3 at 4 p.m. at
Swicegood Funeral Home Chapel in Danville with the Rev. Averette
Witcher officiating. Burial with military rites followed in Arbor
Baptist Church Cemetery in Halifax County.
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