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Gladys Stephenson

Gladys Stephenson, 93, died Aug. 9, 2005, at Center, Texas.

Born Aug. 26, 1911, at Seneca, Mo., she was the daughter of Sidney and Esther (Dooley) Evans.

On April 12, 1932, she married George Stephenson at the Marion County Courthouse. He died in 1995.

After her husband's death, she moved to Joplin, Mo., to be close to family.

She was a member of the Presbyterian church at Clements.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; a son, Gerald Stephenson; four brothers, Troy Evans, Marvin Evans, Maynard Evans, and L.Ray Evans; sister, Lois Baum; and two grandchildren.

Survivors include five daughters, Donna McCallum of Winfield, Bernice Grimmett of Huxley, Texas, Linda Scott of Joplin, Mo., Betty Walker of Bossier City, La., and Lila Fanning of Seneca, Mo.; brother, Max Evans of Hollister, Calif.; 16 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at Brown-Bennett-Alexander Funeral Home, Cottonwood Falls, with the Rev. Pat Ireland officiating.

Burial was in Clements Cemetery.

Memorial funds have been established with the American Diabetes Association or the American Heart Association.

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