Curtis "Leroy" Stevens
December 25, 1938 to December 6, 2011
Curtis "Leroy" Stevens, age 72 of Anderson died at Community Hospital Tuesday, December 6, 2011 following an extended illness.
Leroy was born December 25, 1938 in St. Charles, Virginia to Curtis Delmar and Blanche (Hoover) Stevens.
He was a fork truck driver for GM for 32 years before retiring in 1993.
He was an avid bowler, enjoyed NASCAR and his '69 Mustang and loved his family.
He is survived by his wife Linda (Lawson) Stevens whom he married April 21, 1980, his children Marcia Fadely (companion Mike Birge); Doug Stevens (companion Sherry Clark) of Roseland, FL; James Stevens (companion Mary Burge); Tonya (Kim) Fetty; Patty (Rob) Leathers, Michelle (Paul) Schuyler; Donald (Jenni) Ferguson; Melody (Scott ) Buckles of Columbia City, IN; Melissa Pfleeger (companion Kevin Creamer) of Elwood; grandchildren Kristen Lopshire, Casey Derexson, Ashley Norris, Ellen Stevens, Brad Stevens, Kyle Leathers, Chad Norris, Ryan Schuyler, Matt Norris, Courtney Schuyler, John Stevens, Chase Ferguson, Morgan Ferguson, Mason Buckles, Hayden Ferguson, Travis Burge and Dustin Burge; 6 great grandchildren; uncle Herbert (Barbara) Hoover; mother-in-law: Betty Lawson and former spouse Phyllis Stevens.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Services will be Friday, December 9, 2011 at 1:00 P.M. at Rozelle-Johnson Funeral Service with Bill Dorff officiating.
The visitation will be on Friday from 11 am until the service.
Cremation will follow the funeral.
In lieu of flowers memorial luminaries for Relay for Life for Leroy or personal family.
E-mail condolences may be sent to [email protected].