Walter A. Stevenson, 89, of Corsicana, passed away on January 29, 2016. Graveside services were held Saturday, January 30, 2016, in Oakwood Cemetery.
Walter was born in Emhouse, Texas, to the late Watt and Dora Stevenson. He grew up in Corsicana, Texas, and was part of its rich history. He joined the Merchant Marines and contributed to the great effort that resulted in the victory of World War II. After his service in the Merchant Marines, he joined the U.S. Army, and again served his country in the Korean War. He transferred out of the Army and completed his military service in the U.S. Air Force.
He married in 1952 and started a family. As many did, he worked at the Cotton Mill and was part of the unique fabric that comprised the well-known "Cotton Mill Block".
He served Corsicana as a fire fighter for many years, assigned to the old No. 2 station on 13th Avenue. During his years with the fire department, he was instrumental in the formation of the Corsicana Firefighters Association Local 1550, of which he was a charter member.
Walter moved his family to Purdon, Texas in 1967. His children attended Dawson Independent School, and he served as a truck driver for Tom’s Foods for over a decade.
He touched many lives and strove to be a humble servant of the Lord. His family admired and respected him for his sense of fairness, his steel resolve, and his common sense approach to life. He had a wonderful sense of humor and God blessed him with a fluid, graceful gift of the written word. His family’s love for him, and his love for them, is immeasurable.
He was preceded in death by his sister, Jessie Mae Brown, of Corsicana; and grandsons, Jared Cook and Joel Brown.
Survivors include his wife, Patsy Stevenson; sons, Walter A. Stevenson III, and Darrell Stevenson and wife, Marty; daughters: Eldora Stevenson, Lenora Brown and husband, Joey, Donna Fathman and husband, James, and Laurie Sanders and husband, Steve; grandchildren: Brad Nelms, Jason Brown, Bonnie Woodall, Jordan Stevenson, Jessica Stevenson, Logan Hart, Dustin Sanders, and Kayla Sanders; great-grandchildren: Paul Parrish, Brayden Nelms, Mycah Beasley, Samuel Woodall, William Woodall, Anna Woodall, and Jesse Baird; niece, Sylvia Hopper; nephews, Gary, Carl, and Terry Arnold; and many friends. B21
Walter was born in Emhouse, Texas, to the late Watt and Dora Stevenson. He grew up in Corsicana, Texas, and was part of its rich history. He joined the Merchant Marines and contributed to the great effort that resulted in the victory of World War II. After his service in the Merchant Marines, he joined the U.S. Army, and again served his country in the Korean War. He transferred out of the Army and completed his military service in the U.S. Air Force.
He married in 1952 and started a family. As many did, he worked at the Cotton Mill and was part of the unique fabric that comprised the well-known "Cotton Mill Block".
He served Corsicana as a fire fighter for many years, assigned to the old No. 2 station on 13th Avenue. During his years with the fire department, he was instrumental in the formation of the Corsicana Firefighters Association Local 1550, of which he was a charter member.
Walter moved his family to Purdon, Texas in 1967. His children attended Dawson Independent School, and he served as a truck driver for Tom’s Foods for over a decade.
He touched many lives and strove to be a humble servant of the Lord. His family admired and respected him for his sense of fairness, his steel resolve, and his common sense approach to life. He had a wonderful sense of humor and God blessed him with a fluid, graceful gift of the written word. His family’s love for him, and his love for them, is immeasurable.
He was preceded in death by his sister, Jessie Mae Brown, of Corsicana; and grandsons, Jared Cook and Joel Brown.
Survivors include his wife, Patsy Stevenson; sons, Walter A. Stevenson III, and Darrell Stevenson and wife, Marty; daughters: Eldora Stevenson, Lenora Brown and husband, Joey, Donna Fathman and husband, James, and Laurie Sanders and husband, Steve; grandchildren: Brad Nelms, Jason Brown, Bonnie Woodall, Jordan Stevenson, Jessica Stevenson, Logan Hart, Dustin Sanders, and Kayla Sanders; great-grandchildren: Paul Parrish, Brayden Nelms, Mycah Beasley, Samuel Woodall, William Woodall, Anna Woodall, and Jesse Baird; niece, Sylvia Hopper; nephews, Gary, Carl, and Terry Arnold; and many friends. B21
Walter A. Stevenson, 89, of Corsicana, passed away on January 29, 2016. Graveside services were held Saturday, January 30, 2016, in Oakwood Cemetery.
Walter was born in Emhouse, Texas, to the late Watt and Dora Stevenson. He grew up in Corsicana, Texas, and was part of its rich history. He joined the Merchant Marines and contributed to the great effort that resulted in the victory of World War II. After his service in the Merchant Marines, he joined the U.S. Army, and again served his country in the Korean War. He transferred out of the Army and completed his military service in the U.S. Air Force.
He married in 1952 and started a family. As many did, he worked at the Cotton Mill and was part of the unique fabric that comprised the well-known "Cotton Mill Block".
He served Corsicana as a fire fighter for many years, assigned to the old No. 2 station on 13th Avenue. During his years with the fire department, he was instrumental in the formation of the Corsicana Firefighters Association Local 1550, of which he was a charter member.
Walter moved his family to Purdon, Texas in 1967. His children attended Dawson Independent School, and he served as a truck driver for Tom’s Foods for over a decade.
He touched many lives and strove to be a humble servant of the Lord. His family admired and respected him for his sense of fairness, his steel resolve, and his common sense approach to life. He had a wonderful sense of humor and God blessed him with a fluid, graceful gift of the written word. His family’s love for him, and his love for them, is immeasurable.
He was preceded in death by his sister, Jessie Mae Brown, of Corsicana; and grandsons, Jared Cook and Joel Brown.
Survivors include his wife, Patsy Stevenson; sons, Walter A. Stevenson III, and Darrell Stevenson and wife, Marty; daughters: Eldora Stevenson, Lenora Brown and husband, Joey, Donna Fathman and husband, James, and Laurie Sanders and husband, Steve; grandchildren: Brad Nelms, Jason Brown, Bonnie Woodall, Jordan Stevenson, Jessica Stevenson, Logan Hart, Dustin Sanders, and Kayla Sanders; great-grandchildren: Paul Parrish, Brayden Nelms, Mycah Beasley, Samuel Woodall, William Woodall, Anna Woodall, and Jesse Baird; niece, Sylvia Hopper; nephews, Gary, Carl, and Terry Arnold; and many friends. B21
Walter was born in Emhouse, Texas, to the late Watt and Dora Stevenson. He grew up in Corsicana, Texas, and was part of its rich history. He joined the Merchant Marines and contributed to the great effort that resulted in the victory of World War II. After his service in the Merchant Marines, he joined the U.S. Army, and again served his country in the Korean War. He transferred out of the Army and completed his military service in the U.S. Air Force.
He married in 1952 and started a family. As many did, he worked at the Cotton Mill and was part of the unique fabric that comprised the well-known "Cotton Mill Block".
He served Corsicana as a fire fighter for many years, assigned to the old No. 2 station on 13th Avenue. During his years with the fire department, he was instrumental in the formation of the Corsicana Firefighters Association Local 1550, of which he was a charter member.
Walter moved his family to Purdon, Texas in 1967. His children attended Dawson Independent School, and he served as a truck driver for Tom’s Foods for over a decade.
He touched many lives and strove to be a humble servant of the Lord. His family admired and respected him for his sense of fairness, his steel resolve, and his common sense approach to life. He had a wonderful sense of humor and God blessed him with a fluid, graceful gift of the written word. His family’s love for him, and his love for them, is immeasurable.
He was preceded in death by his sister, Jessie Mae Brown, of Corsicana; and grandsons, Jared Cook and Joel Brown.
Survivors include his wife, Patsy Stevenson; sons, Walter A. Stevenson III, and Darrell Stevenson and wife, Marty; daughters: Eldora Stevenson, Lenora Brown and husband, Joey, Donna Fathman and husband, James, and Laurie Sanders and husband, Steve; grandchildren: Brad Nelms, Jason Brown, Bonnie Woodall, Jordan Stevenson, Jessica Stevenson, Logan Hart, Dustin Sanders, and Kayla Sanders; great-grandchildren: Paul Parrish, Brayden Nelms, Mycah Beasley, Samuel Woodall, William Woodall, Anna Woodall, and Jesse Baird; niece, Sylvia Hopper; nephews, Gary, Carl, and Terry Arnold; and many friends. B21
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