Northampton County NcArchives Obituaries.....Stephenson Sr., Willis Williams 2001
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VP  (Wednesday, July 18, 2001)   B9
WILLIS WILLIAMS STEPHENSON, SR.

Willis Williams Stephenson Sr., 72, died Monday, July 16, 2001, at his home in 
Virginia Beach. Willis was born Sept. 9, 1928, in Severn, N.C., to the late 
George Robert Stephenson and Lillie Pruden Stephenson. Willis grew up in Severn, 
served in the U.S. Army during World War II, and upon returning home entered the 
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he earned his B.S. in 
Accounting in 1951. He was a member of Delta Sigma Pi fraternity and was also a 
graduate of The Stonier Graduate School of Banking at Rutgers University. 

Willis was a senior vice president at Virginia National Bank, now Bank of 
America, and president and chairman of the Board of Atlantic Permanent Savings & 
Loan Association. 
Willis served as president of the United Community Fund, director of Norfolk 
Community Hospital, and in many other volunteer positions in the community. 

As a former member of Oaklette Methodist Church he served as trustee, Lay Leader 
and Sunday School teacher. For the past 24 years, he was a member of Kings Grant 
Baptist Church where he served as a Deacon. 

Willis was predeceased by his daughter, Betty Anne. He is survived by his wife 
of 50 years, Betty Bailey Stephenson; his son, Willis W. Stephenson Jr. of 
Beaverdam, Va. and his wife, Myla and their sons, Bradley, Caleb and Paul; his 
daughter, Janet K. Stephenson of Lynchburg; his daughter, Kimberly Stephenson 
Shuler of Virginia Beach and husband, Patrick; and his grandchildren, Jeffrey, 
Katherine and Molly Stephenson of Virginia Beach. 

Visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at H.D. Oliver Funeral Apts., 
Laskin Road, Virginia Beach. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. W. Jerry 
Holcomb at 11 a.m. Thursday at Kings Grant Baptist Church. Burial will follow in 
Newsoms, Va., at 3 p.m. 

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Kings Grant 
Baptist Church Building Fund or to the Betty Anne Stephenson Lend-a-Hand Fund at 
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital. 


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