ORD - Elva Sibyl Stevens, 96, of Ord, formerly of Taylor, died Friday, Jan. 30, 2021, at Grandview Assisted Living in Ord.
A graveside funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Taylor Cemetery at Taylor. Pastor Serene Samuel will officiate.
Hitchcock Funeral Home in Burwell is in charge of the arrangements.
Elva was born Jan. 22, 1925, in Loup County to Harvey and Carolyn (Vose) Howard. Elva grew up in the Madison Square area and graduated from Taylor High School. She taught school for four years in the Madison Square Community.
Elva married Glen Stevens on Aug. 26, 1946, in Norton, Kan. They lived near Taylor where they farmed and ranched together. Glen died on April 27, 1990. Elva continued to farm and ranch until 2014, when she went to live with her daughter Kate. Elva moved to Grandview in November 2016.
Elva was an accomplished quilter. She enjoyed crocheting, gardening, canning and traveling in later years. She also volunteered for 22 years in the third and fourth grades at the Loup County School with Kelly Dockweiler. She was a member of the Calvary United Methodist Church, the Auxiliary and the Almeria Ladies Club.
Elva is survived by four daughters: Ruth and Roger Schmidt of Ansley, Dode and Dean Ralls of Taylor, Bettie and John Branch of Hot Springs, S.D., and Kate and Bruce Morse of Sargent; 14 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Elva was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Glen Stevens; a sister, Wilma Helmkamp; a grandchild, Keith Powers; and two great-grandchildren, Jacob Ralls and Dahlia Heisler.
Published by The Grand Island Independent on Jan. 31, 2021.
A graveside funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Taylor Cemetery at Taylor. Pastor Serene Samuel will officiate.
Hitchcock Funeral Home in Burwell is in charge of the arrangements.
Elva was born Jan. 22, 1925, in Loup County to Harvey and Carolyn (Vose) Howard. Elva grew up in the Madison Square area and graduated from Taylor High School. She taught school for four years in the Madison Square Community.
Elva married Glen Stevens on Aug. 26, 1946, in Norton, Kan. They lived near Taylor where they farmed and ranched together. Glen died on April 27, 1990. Elva continued to farm and ranch until 2014, when she went to live with her daughter Kate. Elva moved to Grandview in November 2016.
Elva was an accomplished quilter. She enjoyed crocheting, gardening, canning and traveling in later years. She also volunteered for 22 years in the third and fourth grades at the Loup County School with Kelly Dockweiler. She was a member of the Calvary United Methodist Church, the Auxiliary and the Almeria Ladies Club.
Elva is survived by four daughters: Ruth and Roger Schmidt of Ansley, Dode and Dean Ralls of Taylor, Bettie and John Branch of Hot Springs, S.D., and Kate and Bruce Morse of Sargent; 14 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Elva was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Glen Stevens; a sister, Wilma Helmkamp; a grandchild, Keith Powers; and two great-grandchildren, Jacob Ralls and Dahlia Heisler.
Published by The Grand Island Independent on Jan. 31, 2021.
ORD - Elva Sibyl Stevens, 96, of Ord, formerly of Taylor, died Friday, Jan. 30, 2021, at Grandview Assisted Living in Ord.
A graveside funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Taylor Cemetery at Taylor. Pastor Serene Samuel will officiate.
Hitchcock Funeral Home in Burwell is in charge of the arrangements.
Elva was born Jan. 22, 1925, in Loup County to Harvey and Carolyn (Vose) Howard. Elva grew up in the Madison Square area and graduated from Taylor High School. She taught school for four years in the Madison Square Community.
Elva married Glen Stevens on Aug. 26, 1946, in Norton, Kan. They lived near Taylor where they farmed and ranched together. Glen died on April 27, 1990. Elva continued to farm and ranch until 2014, when she went to live with her daughter Kate. Elva moved to Grandview in November 2016.
Elva was an accomplished quilter. She enjoyed crocheting, gardening, canning and traveling in later years. She also volunteered for 22 years in the third and fourth grades at the Loup County School with Kelly Dockweiler. She was a member of the Calvary United Methodist Church, the Auxiliary and the Almeria Ladies Club.
Elva is survived by four daughters: Ruth and Roger Schmidt of Ansley, Dode and Dean Ralls of Taylor, Bettie and John Branch of Hot Springs, S.D., and Kate and Bruce Morse of Sargent; 14 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Elva was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Glen Stevens; a sister, Wilma Helmkamp; a grandchild, Keith Powers; and two great-grandchildren, Jacob Ralls and Dahlia Heisler.
Published by The Grand Island Independent on Jan. 31, 2021.
A graveside funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Taylor Cemetery at Taylor. Pastor Serene Samuel will officiate.
Hitchcock Funeral Home in Burwell is in charge of the arrangements.
Elva was born Jan. 22, 1925, in Loup County to Harvey and Carolyn (Vose) Howard. Elva grew up in the Madison Square area and graduated from Taylor High School. She taught school for four years in the Madison Square Community.
Elva married Glen Stevens on Aug. 26, 1946, in Norton, Kan. They lived near Taylor where they farmed and ranched together. Glen died on April 27, 1990. Elva continued to farm and ranch until 2014, when she went to live with her daughter Kate. Elva moved to Grandview in November 2016.
Elva was an accomplished quilter. She enjoyed crocheting, gardening, canning and traveling in later years. She also volunteered for 22 years in the third and fourth grades at the Loup County School with Kelly Dockweiler. She was a member of the Calvary United Methodist Church, the Auxiliary and the Almeria Ladies Club.
Elva is survived by four daughters: Ruth and Roger Schmidt of Ansley, Dode and Dean Ralls of Taylor, Bettie and John Branch of Hot Springs, S.D., and Kate and Bruce Morse of Sargent; 14 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Elva was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Glen Stevens; a sister, Wilma Helmkamp; a grandchild, Keith Powers; and two great-grandchildren, Jacob Ralls and Dahlia Heisler.
Published by The Grand Island Independent on Jan. 31, 2021.
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