Gerald “Jerry” L. Stephens - 1938-2006
Gerald “Jerry” L. Stephens, 68, of Ashland, Ky., died Saturday, Nov. 4, 2006, in Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland.
Mr. Stephens was born July 3, 1938, in Ashland, a son of the late Raymond and Jewell Hern Stephens. He was a retired crane operator for Armco Steel Corp., a member of Elks BPO 350 and a U.S. Army veteran.
He is survived by his wife, Evelyn Childress Stephens of Ashland; two daughters, Sandra Palmer and husband Dwayne of Waco, Texas, and Stacee Ohmer and husband Chuck of Florence, Ky.; two sons, Charles Raymond Stephens of Melbourne, Fla., and Scott Anthony Stephens and wife Tanya of Lexington, Ky.; a sister, Jeannine Fannin of Ashland; and five grandchildren, Lauren Ashlee Phillips, Miranda Manes, Foxx Anthony Ohmer, Tate William Ohmer and Ty Ashton Stephens.
Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2006, at the Mausoleum Chapel of Rose Hill Burial Park by the Rev. Gene Pillow. Entombment will be in the burial park.
Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Steen Funeral Home- Central Avenue Chapel in Ashland, where there will be an Elks service at 7.
Contributions may be made to Community Hospice, 1538 Central Ave., Ashland, KY 41101.
Online condolences may be sent to steenfuneralhomes.com.