OBITUARY: Charles Wesley Stephenson, 8 Mar 1885 - Smith County, TX Submitted by Vicki Betts 21 Sep 2002 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ***************************************************************** TEXAS CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE, April 11, 1885, p. 7, c. 3 . STEPHENSON.—Charles Wesley Stephenson, son of E. N. and S. J. Stephenson, was born in Smith county, Feb. 18, 1866; professed religion and joined the M. E. Church, South, at Ebel Church, in the year 1881. Young as he was he would always respond when called on to pray or speak in public. But Charlie has gone to his bright home. What a noble boy and how worthy his example. He died triumphantly happy March 8, 1885, aged nineteen years and eighteen days. His parents, one brother and one sister only remain, but they are all in the church, and on the way, I think, to join Charlie in a better world. C. H. SMITH.