William Newton Stephenson Obituary |
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William Newton Stephenson (b. Feb. 8, 1890, Alamo, Tenn.; d. Sept. 3, 1953, Memphis, Tenn.) Sept. 4, 1953, Memphis Commercial Appeal: Services for William N. Stephenson, retired food salesman who died at 2:20 yesterday morning at his home, 788 North Merton, will be held at 2 tomorrow afternoon at National Funeral Home. Burial will be in Elmwood. Mr. Stephenson was 63. He retired a year ago after traveling the Memphis area 40 years for the Shefford Cheese Co. of Green Bay, Wis., and Preserves, Ind., of St. Louis. He was born in Alamo, Tenn., and lived in Crockett County before moving to Memphis about 36 years ago. He was a member of the Travelers Protective Association. He was a Methodist. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Frankie Stephenson; two sons, James R. Stephenson of Memphis and Master Sgt. E.B. Stephenson, an instructor at Clemson College, S.C.; two daughters, Mrs. Johnnie Whitaker of Memphis and Mrs. John C. Smith of Stuttgart, Ark.; his mother, Mrs. Dolly Taylor of Memphis, and three sisters, Mrs. Katy Edwards and Mrs. I.A. Cates of Memphis and Mrs. Ethel Ball of Alamo.
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