Robert E. “Bill” Stevens

Robert E. “Bill” Stevens, 77, of Marietta, passed away at his home at 2:10 pm on Saturday, May 30, 2009, surrounded by his loving family.

He was born in Belpre, Ohio, on January 10, 1932, a son of Charles and Florence Holland Stevens.  Bill retired as a mechanic from the City of Marietta.  He loved fishing.

On October 1, 1960, he married Evelyn G. Keyes who survives with children:  Susan (Terry) Dearth, Peggy (Bob) McElfresh, Bill (Linda) Stevens, Thelma Conant and Anna Johnson all of Marietta, grandchildren:  Jackie (Jennifer) Conant, Mitchell (Jessica) Dearth, John (Delta) Conant, Matthew (Megan) McElfresh, Joshua (Kayla) McElfresh, Jared, Tyler and Heath Stevens, Jennifer Haught, Jessica Neville, Chelsea and Isaiah Johnson, Tyler and Marissa Prunty, great grandchildren:  Cole Conant, Jaidyn and Dylan Dearth.  He is also survived by brothers Clyde Stevens of Lowell and Fred Stevens of Winterhaven, FL.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers: Howard, Carl, Walter and Charles and sisters: Irene, Lucile, Gertrude, Audrey, and Thelma.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday (June 2) at 10:30 am at McClure-Schafer-Lankford       Funeral Home with Gene Haught officiating.  Burial will be in Gravel Bank Cemetery.  Friends may call after 4:00 pm on Monday with family present from 4 until 8.
Memorial contributions in Bill’s memory may be made to:  American Cancer Society or Home Nursing and Hospice, 210 N. Seventh Street, Marietta.