Dougherty-Worth County GaArchives Obituaries.....Stephens, J.O. (Osie) December 10, 2002 ************************************************ 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: Ann Yeager annmarkvii@yahoo.com and Freddy Page December 10, 2007, 10:14 am The Albany Herald - Obituaries J.O. Stephens SYLVESTER — J.O. (Osie) Stephens, 86, of Doerun died Tuesday, December 10, 2002, at Phoebe Worth Medical Center. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Evergreen Baptist Church with interment in Evergreen Cemetery. The Rev. Danny Moree and the Rev. Grady Morey will officiate. A native and lifelong resident of of Worth County, Mr. Stephens was born September 28, 1916. He was the son of the late William Marcus Jasper Stephens and Zenomie Brown Stephens. Mr. Stephens was a farmer and a member and deacon of Evergreen Baptist Church and the Adult Mens Sunday School Class. Survivors include his wife, Myra Hollingsworth Stephens, of Doerun; son, Marcus Stephens of Sylvester; daughter, Venescia S. Knight of Albany; sister, Ellender Lightfoot of Doerun; four granddaughters, Wendy Kennedy of Albany, Marsha S. Kimbrel of Doerun, and Melanie S. Potts and Monica S. Brooks, both of Sylvester; and seven great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, those desiring may make memorials to Evergreen Baptist Church Building Fund, c/o Bob Potts, 2442 Evergreen Rd., Doerun, GA 31744. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m.- 8 p.m. today at Banks Funeral Home. Banks Funeral Home Sylvester 229/776-2055 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/dougherty/obits/s/stephens10890ob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb