Kelly G. STEPHENSON

STEPHENSON, DUPEY, HANUS, SCHAFER, SWEAZEY

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 1/24/2009 at 13:14:08

January 23, 2009
Fort Dodge Messenger, Iowa

EAGLE GROVE - Kelly "Stub" G. Stephenson, 50, of Eagle Grove, passed away January 8th, 2009 at the VA Hospital, Des Moines, IA. A memorial service will be held on Saturday January 24th, at 2 p.m. at the Salvation Army Temple, located at 126 North 7th Street, Fort Dodge, IA, with Captain Danielle Shields Major officiating. Internment will be held at the Cass Center Cemetery with family at a later date. In lieu of flowers, a memorial can be made to the Salvation Army of Fort Dodge.

Kelly is survived by son Sean and daughter Molly Stephenson of Clarion, IA; daughter Destiny Dupey of Fort Dodge, IA; loving partner Betty Stephenson, step-daughters Angie Hanus, Shonda Schafer and her husband Aaron and their three children, all of Eagle Grove, IA. He is also survived by parents Terry and Pat Stephenson of Eagle Grove, IA; brother Todd, and sister Jodi Stephenson, of Ames, IA; and grandmother Viola Sweazey of Webster City, IA, along with numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins. He was preceded in death by son Dustin, sister Karen, and grandparents Elwin Sweazey, Jesse and Mildred Stephenson.

Kelly was born on February 26, 1958 in Webster City, IA, and attended local schools in the area until the seventh grade. In 1971 the family moved to Eagle Grove, where Kelly was a graduate of Eagle Grove High School's Class of 1977 and shortly thereafter enlisted in the U.S. Navy. In 1991, Kelly and his family moved back to the area to be close to family and friends. Kelly enjoyed gardening, reading, was an avid fisherman, and socializing with family and friends.