Carol E. Stephens, 98, of Miller

Posted 6/28/18

Miller resident passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2018

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Carol E. Stephens, 98, of Miller

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MILLER — Carol E. Stephens, 98, of Miller, passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2018, at Good Samaritan Society in Miller.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m., Monday, July 2, at Reck Funeral Home in Miller. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery at rural Gann Valley. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.  A lunch will be served at 12 p.m. before the service at Willie’s in St. Lawrence.
Carol Elaine Stephens was born March 27, 1920, in Davidson County to Paul and Mary (Alt) Howard. She graduated from Gann Valley High School in 1939. She was united in marriage to Bill Stephens April 17, 1940. They moved to Highmore in 1961. She owned Stephen’s Café from 1971 to 1983. She was a member of the Methodist Church in Highmore, the Congregational Church in Gann Valley.
She is survived by her daughter, Cheryl (John) Knippling of Gann Valley; siblings, William Howard of Calif., John Howard of White Lake, Mary (Gene) Jirsa of Highmore, Faye Day of Boise, Idaho, and Lora (Dave) Thomas of West Hills, Calif.; nine grandchildren; and many great and great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband; children, Billy, Dixie Stephens, and a infant son; siblings,: Frank, Leo Jr., Nick, Bob, Teddy, Ruth, and LaVee; two great-grandchidren; and one great-great-grandson.
Reck Funeral Home of Miller has been entrusted with Carol’s arrangements.
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