Burial was in Dickens Cemetery under direction of Campbell Funeral Home.
Mr. Stephenson died about 7:10 p.m. August 12 in the Crosbyton Clinic Hospital following a sudden illness. He was born May 18, 1923 in Dickens County and lived here most of his life. He was a farmer. He married Gracie Pearl Gage March 15, 1940 in Dickens. She died on March 16, 1981. He then married Ruth Slawson, November 7, 1982 in Alto, Texas. He was a farmer.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Stephenson, Dickens; three sons, Monroe Stephenson, Afton and James and Barney Stephenson, both of Alto; one step-son, Lee Francis, San Angelo; a daughter, Bonnie Hawkins, Shallowater; two step-daughters, Nancy Harmon of San Angelo and Becky Niendorff, Columbia, South Carolina; a brother, Jim Stephenson, Memphis and three sisters, Grace Fendley, Port Lavaca and Robena Watts and Lucille Stanley, both of Lubbock; 18 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
The Texas Spur, August, 1991
Burial was in Dickens Cemetery under direction of Campbell Funeral Home.
Mr. Stephenson died about 7:10 p.m. August 12 in the Crosbyton Clinic Hospital following a sudden illness. He was born May 18, 1923 in Dickens County and lived here most of his life. He was a farmer. He married Gracie Pearl Gage March 15, 1940 in Dickens. She died on March 16, 1981. He then married Ruth Slawson, November 7, 1982 in Alto, Texas. He was a farmer.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Stephenson, Dickens; three sons, Monroe Stephenson, Afton and James and Barney Stephenson, both of Alto; one step-son, Lee Francis, San Angelo; a daughter, Bonnie Hawkins, Shallowater; two step-daughters, Nancy Harmon of San Angelo and Becky Niendorff, Columbia, South Carolina; a brother, Jim Stephenson, Memphis and three sisters, Grace Fendley, Port Lavaca and Robena Watts and Lucille Stanley, both of Lubbock; 18 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
The Texas Spur, August, 1991
Family Members
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Benjamin (Benny) Thomas Stephenson
1907–1913
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Edna Lila Mae Stephenson McCoy
1909–1990
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Annie Grace "Grace" Stephenson Fendley
1911–1994
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William Nathan Stephenson
1913–1972
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Samuel Jenkins "John" Stephenson
1916–1987
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Walter James "Jim" Stephenson
1918–1996
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Lynda Lucille Stephenson Stanley
1920–2003
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Dollie Robena Stephenson Watts
1925–2009
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