A native of Walton County, he was the son of the late James Thomas Stephens and Julie Baxter Stephens.
He was the retired owner of Stephens Grocery and was an agent for Southeastern Stages.
He was a veteran of the U. S. Army, a member of the American Legion and was a Mason.
Funeral services were held Sunday, June 13 at Harvest Baptist Church with Dr. Jim McFarlin and Jerry Melville officiating.
Interment was held in Hill Haven Memory Gardens.
Pallbearers were Courtney Chancey, Jimmy Malcom, Matthew Chancey, Jeff Gunter, Chad Gunter, Cale Gunter, and Maj. Ron Stephens.
He is survived by his wife, Gaynell Prickett Stephens; daughters, Gail and Neal Gunter and Jan Chancey; son, Ronnie Stephens; sisters, Velma Malcom and Lillian Herring, all of Monroe; brother, Lamar Stephens of Watkinsville; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Arthur Bowick Inc. Funeral Directors was in charge of the arrangements.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 1999
THE WALTON TRIBUNE, PAGE-17
A native of Walton County, he was the son of the late James Thomas Stephens and Julie Baxter Stephens.
He was the retired owner of Stephens Grocery and was an agent for Southeastern Stages.
He was a veteran of the U. S. Army, a member of the American Legion and was a Mason.
Funeral services were held Sunday, June 13 at Harvest Baptist Church with Dr. Jim McFarlin and Jerry Melville officiating.
Interment was held in Hill Haven Memory Gardens.
Pallbearers were Courtney Chancey, Jimmy Malcom, Matthew Chancey, Jeff Gunter, Chad Gunter, Cale Gunter, and Maj. Ron Stephens.
He is survived by his wife, Gaynell Prickett Stephens; daughters, Gail and Neal Gunter and Jan Chancey; son, Ronnie Stephens; sisters, Velma Malcom and Lillian Herring, all of Monroe; brother, Lamar Stephens of Watkinsville; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Arthur Bowick Inc. Funeral Directors was in charge of the arrangements.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 1999
THE WALTON TRIBUNE, PAGE-17
Family Members
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James Roy Stephens
1905–1979
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William Noah "Bill" Stephens
1907–1974
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Homer F Stephens
1909–1988
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John Robert "Freck" Stephens
1912–1977
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Joseph Walter Stephens
1919–1995
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Lillian Frances Stephens Herring
1923–2008
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Lamar Harold Stephens
1925–2017
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Velma Stephens Malcom
1927–2008
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Martha Sylvia Stephens Herring
1930–1996
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