STEVENS, Lila Ann (Hardy) 1906-2002

STEVENS, RUMFORD, HARDY

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 7/28/2011 at 14:56:50

LILA ANN STEVENS

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OSAGE, IOWA - Lila Ann Stevens, 96, of Osage and formerly of Clarion, died on Thursday (Nov. 7, 2002) at the Faith Lutheran Home in Osage.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at the United Presbyterian Church in Clarion with the Rev. Candace Adams officiating. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Clarion.

Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Willim Funeral Home, 602 N. Main St. in Clarion, and will continue one hour prior to services on Monday at the church.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

Willim Funeral Home, (515) 532-2233.

Globe Gazette, Nov. 9, 2002

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LILA ANN STEVENS

OSAGE, IOWA - Lila Ann Stevens, 96, formerly of Clarion, passed away on Thursday (Nov. 7, 2002) at Faith Lutheran Home, Osage.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at United Presbyterian Church in Clarion with the Rev. Candace Adams officiating. Burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery, Clarion.

Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. today at Willim Funeral Home, 602 N. Main St., Clarion, and will continue one hour prior to the services at the church Monday. Memorial may be directed to the family.

Lila Ann Stevens was born October 29, 1906, at Clarion, the daughter of Wesley and Charlotte Rumford Hardy. She attended Clarion schools and graduated from Clarion High School with a normal training certificate. She taught for several years at Grant No. 8 School in rural Clarion.

On Nov. 29, 1929, she married Leslie Lawrence Stevens and they lived on the same farm together until his death in 1997. Lila continued to live on the farm until August of 1999, when she moved to Faith Lutheran Home in Osage.

Lila was a lifelong member of United Presbyterian Church in Clarion where she taught Sunday school for over 40 years. Her greatest joy was to have former students remember her with cards, letters or just to greet her on the street. Lila enjoyed her flowers, home, and visiting with many friends and relatives.

Lila is survived by one sister, Etta Dahlgren of Pensacola, Fla., and one brother, Irwin Hardy, and sister-in-law, Nelda Hardy, both of Osage.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Leslie; sister, Ina Harding; and brothers, Kenneth and Hurvy.

Lila will be especially missed by her brother and wife, her sister and many nieces and nephews, as well as her church family, and residents and staff of Faith Lutheran Home.

Willim Funeral Home, (515) 532-2233.

[ Globe Gazette, Nov. 10, 2002 ]