Atkinson County GaArchives Obituaries.....Stephens, Ruth Davis November 29, 1999 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Shirley M. Durden dawned@dishmail.net January 17, 2008, 6:12 pm The Berrien Press, Nashville, Berrien Co., GA RUTH STEPHENS--- Ruth Stephens, 86, of Willacoochee died Nov. 29, 1999 at Tift General Hospital in Tifton. Born 1-14-1913 in a part of Coffee Co., that is now Atkinson Co. to the late Ruben and Bessie Summerlin Davis, she was a homemaker and attended St. Luke Baptist Church. She was married to the late John Stephens. Survivors include five sons, Arthur Stephens of Ferndale, FL; John Stephens, Jr. of Center Hill, FL; Russell Stephens of Elberton; Ronald Gene Stephens and Donald Ray Stephens, both of Nashville; six daughters, Evelyn Beverly of Oakland, FL; Beatrice Beverly of Winter Garden, FL; Parsy Casselman of Kernersville, NC, Linda Staggs of Winter Garden, FL; Myrtle Casselman of St. Stephen, SC; Joyce Wilkerson of Douglas; 44 grandchildren, 44 great grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Dec. 2 at 11 a.m. at St. Luke Baptist Church with Rev. Clayton Davis officiating. Musical selections sung by Pat Beverley included "at the crossing" and "I'll see you in the Rapture." Interment was in St. Luke Cemetery. Pallbearers were Russell Stephens, Jr.; Roy Lee Wilkerson, Edward Stephens, Gary Stephens, Danny Beverley, Wesley Casselman. Relihan Funeral Home of Pearson was in charge of arrangements. Additional Comments: She is buried at the church that I am a member of. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/atkinson/obits/s/stephens1027nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/gafiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb