IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Irma M
Stevens
December 13, 1910 – April 3, 2007
Obituary
Irma M. Stevens, 96 of Comstock, Michigan, passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2007 at her residence with her family by her side. Born December 13, 1910 in Freeport, IL, to Harry Blain Stocks and Maude S. Miller Stocks, she was a resident of Comstock, MI since 1939.
Irma was involved for many years with the Comstock Rebekah Lodge #411 where she held several offices, including Noble Grand and served as secretary for over 25 years. She was an avid reader of books, enjoyed crossword puzzles and liked to read the newspaper from front to back. She was also active in the Comstock Community Center.
She met her husband, the late Edward James Stevens, on a blind date. He proposed to her in a canoe on Reeds Lake in East Grand Rapids, MI by saying "Do you think you could live with me for the rest of your life?" Her answer was "I think maybe I could". They were united in marriage November 23, 1935 in Kalamazoo, MI. He preceded her in death in 1983. She was also preceded by a daughter and son-in-law: Jacqueline and Mickey Knapp; by a granddaughter: Brenda Barden; and by 4 brothers: John Millard Stocks, Henry Merwin Stocks, Wesley Marlyn Stocks and Kenneth Melvin Stocks.
Irma is survived by two sons: James Edward Stevens and wife Vernadine of New Bern, NC and David Arthur Stevens and wife Julia of Comstock, MI; by 12 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren, which include: Spc. Corinne Murphree Woods and husband Bryan of Ft. Leonard Wood, MO, and Caitlin Murphree and Thomas Wayne Murphree, Jr., both of Bay City, TX. She is also survived by her sisters: Berniece Stocks of Freeport, IL and Janice Smith of Lena, IL; a sister-in-law: June Stocks of Grand Rapids, MI; and by numerous nieces and nephews.
Private family services will be held at 1:00 PM Tuesday, April 10, 2007 in the chapel of the Mt. Ever-Rest Cemetery, Kalamazoo, MI with Hospice Chaplain Theda McBride officiating.
Memorial contributions in Irma's memory may be made to the charity of your choice.
Arrangements are with Langeland Family Funeral Homes, Comstock Chapel, 6121 King Highway, Kalamazoo, MI (269) 343-1508 www.langelands.com
Irma was involved for many years with the Comstock Rebekah Lodge #411 where she held several offices, including Noble Grand and served as secretary for over 25 years. She was an avid reader of books, enjoyed crossword puzzles and liked to read the newspaper from front to back. She was also active in the Comstock Community Center.
She met her husband, the late Edward James Stevens, on a blind date. He proposed to her in a canoe on Reeds Lake in East Grand Rapids, MI by saying "Do you think you could live with me for the rest of your life?" Her answer was "I think maybe I could". They were united in marriage November 23, 1935 in Kalamazoo, MI. He preceded her in death in 1983. She was also preceded by a daughter and son-in-law: Jacqueline and Mickey Knapp; by a granddaughter: Brenda Barden; and by 4 brothers: John Millard Stocks, Henry Merwin Stocks, Wesley Marlyn Stocks and Kenneth Melvin Stocks.
Irma is survived by two sons: James Edward Stevens and wife Vernadine of New Bern, NC and David Arthur Stevens and wife Julia of Comstock, MI; by 12 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren, which include: Spc. Corinne Murphree Woods and husband Bryan of Ft. Leonard Wood, MO, and Caitlin Murphree and Thomas Wayne Murphree, Jr., both of Bay City, TX. She is also survived by her sisters: Berniece Stocks of Freeport, IL and Janice Smith of Lena, IL; a sister-in-law: June Stocks of Grand Rapids, MI; and by numerous nieces and nephews.
Private family services will be held at 1:00 PM Tuesday, April 10, 2007 in the chapel of the Mt. Ever-Rest Cemetery, Kalamazoo, MI with Hospice Chaplain Theda McBride officiating.
Memorial contributions in Irma's memory may be made to the charity of your choice.
Arrangements are with Langeland Family Funeral Homes, Comstock Chapel, 6121 King Highway, Kalamazoo, MI (269) 343-1508 www.langelands.com
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