Obituaries:  Wallace S. Stephens, Sabine Parish       S-315
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Nov 21, 1985
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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Wallace S. Stephens

  Wallace Samuel Stephens, 71, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Stephens, died Thursday, Nov. 7, at the Cresthaven Nursing Home
in Groves, Texas, after an extended illness.

  He was a native of Natchitoches, and a resident of Port Neches,
Texas for 33 years. He was a member of First Baptist Church, and
V.F.W. Post No. 4820. He was a World War II veteran.

  Funeral services were held Saturday, Nov. 9, at 10 a.m., at Pat
Riley Funeral Home in Nederland, with Rev. Ernest Parkhurst
officiating. Military rites followed at Oak Bluff Memorial Park.

  Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Geraldine Stephens; two step
daughters, Mrs. Betty Simon of Port Neches, Tex., and Mrs. Elaine
Sorbet of Baton Rouge; a step son, Jack Sparks of Port Neches,
Texas; four sisters, Mrs. Ora Self of Many, Mrs. Ollie Legg of
Drew, Ms. Naomi Cook of Groves, and Mrs. Katherine Anding of
Natchitoches; four brothers, Carlton Stephens of Houma, and
Warren Stephens, Harold Stephens, and Louis Stephens, all of
Natchitoches. He is also survived by four grandchildren, and
three great grandchildren.