Obituaries:  W. A. Stephens Jr., Sabine Parish       S-315
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Sep 12, 1974
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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W. A. Stephens Jr.

  W. A. Stphens Jr., 69, of Shreveport, executive vice president
of Pioneer Bank and Trust Co., died Tuesday, Sept. 3, at 8:15
a.m., in Schumpert Medical Center, after a brief illness.

  A lifelong resident of Shreveport, Mr. Stephens joined Pioneer
Bank and Trust when it opened in 1945, and had served as an
officer and directir since then.

  He was a 32nd degree Mason, and was treasurer of El Karubah
Shrine for more than 20 years. In 1972, he was elected treasurer
emeritus of the Shrine.

  Mr. Stephens was a member of the First United Methodist Church,
the Shreveport Kiwanis club, the Petroleum Club, and the Caddo
Lodge 179.

  Funeral services were held Wednesday, Sept. 4, at 4 p.m., at
Osborn's Funeral Home, with Dr. D. L. Dykes, pastor of the First
United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial was in Forest Park
Cemetery.

  Survivors include his widow; two daughters, Mrs. W. T. Allen of
Monroe, and Mrs. J. B. Slattery of Houston, Tex.; three sisters,
Mrs. Harvey Davidson of Many, and Mrs. J. C. Griffith, and Mrs.
Ed Walsh, both of Shreveport; and 10 grandchildren.

  The family requests that any memorials be made to either the
Shrine Hospital for Crippled Children, or to Holy Angels School.