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Birth: Feb. 27, 1921
Royalton
Franklin County
Illinois, USA
Death: Jul. 9, 2008
Herrin
Williamson County
Illinois, USA
Mary Emma Stephens: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Southern Illinoisan (Carbondale, IL) - Friday, July 11, 2008
Deceased Name: Mary Emma Stephens
ROYALTON - Mary Emma Stephens, 87, a lifelong resident of Royalton, passed away at 3:20 p.m. Wednesday, July 9, 2008, in Shawnee Christian Nursing Center in Herrin.
Mary Emma was born Feb. 27, 1921, in Royalton, to Noah and Elizabeth (Eisenhauer) Stephens. She is survived by several nieces and nephews.
Her parents; two sisters, Rita Kathryn (Stephens) Brannan and Esther Joyce Stephens; and a brother, Russel Thurmond Stephens, preceded her in death.
All four of the Stephens children started their careers as teachers and three retired from the profession.
Ms. Stephens was a lifelong teacher, beginning her career in 1938 at the Zeigler grade school.
She received her Illinois State Teacher's License in 1941.
She earned a Bachelor of Science in education from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 1948 and her master's degree from SIUC in 1964.
She taught in many area schools including Royalton, Zeigler, Hurst, Herrin, Carbondale and John A. Logan. She remained an active teacher until her licensed expired in 1994.
She was a member of the Illinois Education Association, the Delta Kappa Gamma Society and the National Education Association.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 12, 2008, in Miners Cemetery, east of Royalton, with Pastor James Heaney officiating. Family and friends are asked to gather at the cemetery before the services.
Memorials may be made to John A. Logan College Foundation, 700 Logan College Drive, Carterville, IL 62918.
To view this obituary and sign the online register book, visit www.vantrease funeralhome.com.
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Copyright, 2008, Southern Illinoisan
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Parents:
Noah Stephens (1890 - 1954)
Elizabeth Stephens (1892 - 1963)
Sibling:
Mary Emma Stephens (1921 - 2008)
Esther Joyce Stephens (1923 - 1978)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Miners Cemetery
Royalton
Franklin County
Illinois, USA
Plot: Located In Old Miners Cemetery on South side of rt 149
Created by: Doug Williams
Record added: Jun 25, 2013
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