James C. Stevenson, 84, passed away April 26, 2015, in Mineral Wells.
Burial in McAdams Cemetery.
He was born Sept. 3, 1930, in Pickwick, the son of James Claude Sr. and Lola Epsie Wester Stevenson. He married Ernestine Rea on March 14, 1953, in Tell. He was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church for 52 years having served as a deacon and Sunday school teacher. He taught school in Mineral Wells for 30 years. He taught school in the Texas Panhandle for four years. Teaching kids was his passion. He loved to spend time with his family. When his sons were young he loved to take them hunting, fishing and camping. He spent more time studying the Bible than anything else.
He is survived by his wife, Ernestine Stevenson of Mineral Wells; sons and daughters-in-law, Tom and Tammy Stevenson of Mineral Wells, and James Rea and Lynn Stevenson of Arlington; grandchildren and spouses, Ben and Lauren Stevenson of Denver, Colo., Andrew and Mary Stevenson of Arlington, Aaron and Stephanie Stevenson of Hockley, and Sarah Stevenson of Mineral Wells; great-granddaughter, Emma Grace Stevenson of Hockley; sisters and brothers-in-law, Dorothy and Charles Kitterman of Cayuga, Marjorie and Curtis Garvin of Texarkana; three sisters-in-law; and one brother-in-law.
He was preceded in death by his parents; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Ernest and Edna Rea; two brothers-in-law; one nephew; and one niece.
Burial in McAdams Cemetery.
He was born Sept. 3, 1930, in Pickwick, the son of James Claude Sr. and Lola Epsie Wester Stevenson. He married Ernestine Rea on March 14, 1953, in Tell. He was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church for 52 years having served as a deacon and Sunday school teacher. He taught school in Mineral Wells for 30 years. He taught school in the Texas Panhandle for four years. Teaching kids was his passion. He loved to spend time with his family. When his sons were young he loved to take them hunting, fishing and camping. He spent more time studying the Bible than anything else.
He is survived by his wife, Ernestine Stevenson of Mineral Wells; sons and daughters-in-law, Tom and Tammy Stevenson of Mineral Wells, and James Rea and Lynn Stevenson of Arlington; grandchildren and spouses, Ben and Lauren Stevenson of Denver, Colo., Andrew and Mary Stevenson of Arlington, Aaron and Stephanie Stevenson of Hockley, and Sarah Stevenson of Mineral Wells; great-granddaughter, Emma Grace Stevenson of Hockley; sisters and brothers-in-law, Dorothy and Charles Kitterman of Cayuga, Marjorie and Curtis Garvin of Texarkana; three sisters-in-law; and one brother-in-law.
He was preceded in death by his parents; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Ernest and Edna Rea; two brothers-in-law; one nephew; and one niece.
James C. Stevenson, 84, passed away April 26, 2015, in Mineral Wells.
Burial in McAdams Cemetery.
He was born Sept. 3, 1930, in Pickwick, the son of James Claude Sr. and Lola Epsie Wester Stevenson. He married Ernestine Rea on March 14, 1953, in Tell. He was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church for 52 years having served as a deacon and Sunday school teacher. He taught school in Mineral Wells for 30 years. He taught school in the Texas Panhandle for four years. Teaching kids was his passion. He loved to spend time with his family. When his sons were young he loved to take them hunting, fishing and camping. He spent more time studying the Bible than anything else.
He is survived by his wife, Ernestine Stevenson of Mineral Wells; sons and daughters-in-law, Tom and Tammy Stevenson of Mineral Wells, and James Rea and Lynn Stevenson of Arlington; grandchildren and spouses, Ben and Lauren Stevenson of Denver, Colo., Andrew and Mary Stevenson of Arlington, Aaron and Stephanie Stevenson of Hockley, and Sarah Stevenson of Mineral Wells; great-granddaughter, Emma Grace Stevenson of Hockley; sisters and brothers-in-law, Dorothy and Charles Kitterman of Cayuga, Marjorie and Curtis Garvin of Texarkana; three sisters-in-law; and one brother-in-law.
He was preceded in death by his parents; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Ernest and Edna Rea; two brothers-in-law; one nephew; and one niece.
Burial in McAdams Cemetery.
He was born Sept. 3, 1930, in Pickwick, the son of James Claude Sr. and Lola Epsie Wester Stevenson. He married Ernestine Rea on March 14, 1953, in Tell. He was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church for 52 years having served as a deacon and Sunday school teacher. He taught school in Mineral Wells for 30 years. He taught school in the Texas Panhandle for four years. Teaching kids was his passion. He loved to spend time with his family. When his sons were young he loved to take them hunting, fishing and camping. He spent more time studying the Bible than anything else.
He is survived by his wife, Ernestine Stevenson of Mineral Wells; sons and daughters-in-law, Tom and Tammy Stevenson of Mineral Wells, and James Rea and Lynn Stevenson of Arlington; grandchildren and spouses, Ben and Lauren Stevenson of Denver, Colo., Andrew and Mary Stevenson of Arlington, Aaron and Stephanie Stevenson of Hockley, and Sarah Stevenson of Mineral Wells; great-granddaughter, Emma Grace Stevenson of Hockley; sisters and brothers-in-law, Dorothy and Charles Kitterman of Cayuga, Marjorie and Curtis Garvin of Texarkana; three sisters-in-law; and one brother-in-law.
He was preceded in death by his parents; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Ernest and Edna Rea; two brothers-in-law; one nephew; and one niece.
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