STEVENS, WILLIAM JOHNSON
William Johnson Stevens, 93, of Lem’s Bluff Plantation, Yonges Island, widow of Alice Bailey Stevens, died Friday, November 14, 2008 at Roper Hospital.
Family and friends are invited to attend his funeral service at 11 o’clock, November 19, 2008 at Christ St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Hollywood.
Mr. Stevens was born May 2, 1915 in Charleston, SC son of the late Joseph Stanyarne Stevens and Mary Johnson Stevens. He attended Georgia Tech. Mr. Stevens retired as president of Stevens Towing Company. Mr. Stevens was a member of the Exchange Club, South Carolina Agricultural Society and Edisto Island Historic Preservation Society.
A memorial message may be written to the family by visiting our website at www.jamesadyal.com.
Survivors include one son; William Johnson Stevens, Jr. (Susan) of Yonges Island, two daughters; Alice McClung Stevens (Augustus Y. Woods) of Alexandria, VA, and Elizabeth Pinckney Stevens Sanders (David) of Mobile, AL, two grandsons; William Johnson Stevens, III and Robert Walker Groves Stevens both of Yonges Island, and two granddaughters; Bailey Stallworth Sanders and Catherine Legare Sanders both of Mobile, AL.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Edisto Island Historic Preservation Society, 8123 Chisolm Plantation Road, Edisto Island, SC 29438.
ARRANGEMENTS BY JAMES A. DYAL FUNERAL HOME, 303 S. MAIN STREET, SUMMERVILLE, SC 29483 (843) 873-4040.