Yolo County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....STEPHENS , Alice Martin  February 12 2002
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Woodland "Daily Democrat," Saturday, February 16, 2002
Alice Martin Stephens

Alice Martin Stephens died in Davis Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2002, at age 102.

Born Jan. 2, 1900, to Mapellet Edgar Martin and John Martin of Esparto. Her
father was originally from Ontario, Canada. Her mother was born in Woodland in
1873. Her grandfather, James Edgar, was the first postmaster in Esparto and her
father was the first Southern Pacific stationmaster there. She attended Esparto
schools and graduated from Esparto High School in 1917. She attended Mills
College prior to her Aug. 28, 1919 marriage in Toronto to her childhood
sweetheart Paul Stephens of the pioneer Yolo County family.

Mrs. Stephens spent her entire life in Esparto as a homemaker and raising her
four children. She was part of the First Almond Festival parade in 1915. She and
her husband helped to found the Esparto Countryside Community Church, where she
was a member of the Naomi Circle. She played bridge with friends and was a
member of the Esparto Study Club and the Eastern Star.

She is survived by her daughters, Patricia Armstrong and Betty Jean Taber and
husband Ray, all of Davis; and son, Paul Stephens and wife Dolores of Esparto.

Mrs. Stephens is also survived by her grandsons, who spent many happy times in
their grandparent's country home, Gregory Stephens, Douglas Stephens, Davis and
Bill Stephens of Napa, Tom and Martin Armstrong of Davis and Richard Armstrong
of Winters, Harmon Taber of Capay, Andy Taber of Davis, Frank Taber of
Sacramento and Stephen Taber of Woodland.

Also surviving are 24 great-grandchildren; and 6 great-great-grandchildren with
whom she had enjoyable times. She and her husband also enjoyed their times spent
with family at their Santa Cruz home and their yearly pilgrimages to Arizona for
Giants' Spring training, to be followed by listening to and watching the regular
season on radio and TV.

A burial service is scheduled at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 18, at Capay Cemetery, to
be followed by a noon gathering at Countryside Community Church in Esparto at
26479 Grafton St.

The family requests memorials be directed to the church; or the Friends of
Esparto Regional Library, P.O. Box 787, Esparto, 95627.

McNary's Chapel of Woodland is assisting the family with arrangements.


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Woodland, CA 95695.  

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