| Stevens, Verna McCain | |
| Birth: | 4-27-1924 |
| Death: | 10-14-2022 |
| Comments: | Double marker with James Henry Stevens; m. 2-16-1947; death date not engraved at time of survey |
| Burial: | DeAnn Cemetery (New) North of Hwy 371 |
| Notes: | Originally recorded in a survey on 10-5-2003 and updated on 10-19-2022. |
| Obituary: | Verna Mae Stevens, 98, passed away October 14, 2022. Verna was born April 27, 1924, in Postland, Arkansas to Claude and Bellita McCain. She was the first of six children. She was followed by her sister, Irma, and four brothers, Elmer, Ralph, Davy and Lincoln. Verna’s father was a farmer and they moved a lot during her growing up years. Homes included Arkansas, Louisiana and California. When Verna married her husband James (Jimmy) she became step mom to Jimmy’s three children, James, Janice and Joann. Jimmy work for the oil companies and they travelled all over the world and lived for a time in Kuwait. Verna was deeply religious and spoke all the time about the Rapture and reuniting with her family in Heaven. She was a loving and generous person to everyone that knew her. Our most sincere thanks and gratitude to the staff of the Rosemont Assisted Living home in West Monroe, Louisiana, for their loving care of Verna in her last years. She loved you all. Memorial services will by Saturday, October 22, 2022 at 1pm, at the DeAnn Cemetery in Prescott, Arkansas. |
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