STEPHENS, Jesse Lela (DAVIS) 1900-1981

STEPHENS, DAVIS, RAMEY, BAIER, DEGOOD

Posted By: Betty Hootman (email)
Date: 11/16/2011 at 21:30:13

Fairfield Ledger
Friday, 11 December 1981

Death takes L. STEPHENS

RICHLAND -- Lela STEPHENS, 81, Richland, died Thursday afternoon at University Hospital in Iowa City. She had been in failing health for some time at a nursing home in Fairfield.

Services will be a 2 p.m. Sunday at the Gould Funeral Home in Richland with the Rev. Kermit Black officiating. Burial will be in Packwood cemetery.

Mrs. STEPHENS had spent most of her life in the Abingdon Community until she moved to Richland six years ago.

Lela Stephens was born April 22, 1900, at Abingdon. She was the daughter of Ryal and Lillian RAMEY DAVIS. She married Nelson STEPHENS Aug. 19, 1919, who survives.

In addition to her husband, Mrs. STEPHENS is survived by one son. Tony, Richland; one daughter, Geraldine BAIER, Soldier, Iowa; two grandchildren and a sister, Lucille DEGOOD, Abingdon.

Transcribed for genealogy purposes, I am relation to this family.