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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Paula Bley
Stephens
January 8, 1933 – September 29, 2010
Obituary
Paula Bley Stephens, 77, of O'Fallon, Missouri, and former resident of Olton, died Wednesday, September 29th at her daughter's home in Sullivan, Missouri due to complications following a stroke. Family and friends surrounded her at the time of her death. Funeral services will be Saturday, October 9th at 3:00p.m. at the First Baptist Church, Olton, located at 6th & Ave. M. There will be a time of visitation at the church from 1:00 until 3:00 before the funeral. The graveside service will follow at Olton Cemetery under the direction of Ramage Funeral Directors. Friends and relatives are invited to gather afterwards at the Parkey home on Highway 70.
Mrs. Stephens was born January 8,1933 in Olton to Mae and Clarence E. Bley. She attended Olton schools and graduated from Baylor University in 1954. She married Wayland Stephens on October 30, 1954 at the First Baptist Church.
Mrs. Stephens is survived by her husband, Dr.Wayland Stephens, three children, fifteen grandchildren, and six great-grand children. They are, her son Dr. Chad Stephens and wife, Jane, of Winston Salem, NC, and their children, Sam, and his children, Aiden and Melanie Jane, of Cary, NC, John of Charlottesville, VA, Rob of Chapel Hill, NC, and Kate, Joseph, and Julie of the home; her daughter, Shawn Stephens Cordz and husband, Bob, of Sullivan, MO, and their children Heather Cordz Joyce and husband Ethan, and children Clara, Michael, Lilli, and Walter of Sullivan, MO, Nathanael Cordz of Kansas City, KS, Anna Cordz Gruhn and husband, Ben, of Sullivan, MO, and Jonathan, Haley, Catherine, Joshua, and Emmaline Cordz of the home; her son, Kirk Stephens, and his daughter, Maisha, of North Hampton, MA; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. Mrs. Stephens was preceded in death by her parents, her sister, Olga Dahle, and her brother, Winston Bley.
The family suggests memorials may be made to the Amani Children's Foundation 3288 Robinhood Road, Suite 107, Winston Salem, NC, 27106. The organization was founded by Chad and Jane Stephens and serves abandoned infants in Kenya, Africa.
Mrs. Stephens was born January 8,1933 in Olton to Mae and Clarence E. Bley. She attended Olton schools and graduated from Baylor University in 1954. She married Wayland Stephens on October 30, 1954 at the First Baptist Church.
Mrs. Stephens is survived by her husband, Dr.Wayland Stephens, three children, fifteen grandchildren, and six great-grand children. They are, her son Dr. Chad Stephens and wife, Jane, of Winston Salem, NC, and their children, Sam, and his children, Aiden and Melanie Jane, of Cary, NC, John of Charlottesville, VA, Rob of Chapel Hill, NC, and Kate, Joseph, and Julie of the home; her daughter, Shawn Stephens Cordz and husband, Bob, of Sullivan, MO, and their children Heather Cordz Joyce and husband Ethan, and children Clara, Michael, Lilli, and Walter of Sullivan, MO, Nathanael Cordz of Kansas City, KS, Anna Cordz Gruhn and husband, Ben, of Sullivan, MO, and Jonathan, Haley, Catherine, Joshua, and Emmaline Cordz of the home; her son, Kirk Stephens, and his daughter, Maisha, of North Hampton, MA; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. Mrs. Stephens was preceded in death by her parents, her sister, Olga Dahle, and her brother, Winston Bley.
The family suggests memorials may be made to the Amani Children's Foundation 3288 Robinhood Road, Suite 107, Winston Salem, NC, 27106. The organization was founded by Chad and Jane Stephens and serves abandoned infants in Kenya, Africa.
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