Mr. Stephens was an electrician for U.S. Steel in Granite City, IL.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Jackson Brook and Dorothy, nee Baechle, Stephens.
Surviving are his wife of 18 years, Treva, nee McCarty, Stephens;
two sons and two daughters, Kris (Sally) Stephens of Waterloo, IL,
Jenny (Scott) Compton of O’Fallon, IL,
Kyle (Suzanne) Stephens of Waterloo, IL,
and Jamie (Wesley) Dedmon of Shiloh, IL;
a stepson, Jason (Katie) Dickerman of Denver, CO;
a stepdaughter, Jamie Camille Dickerman (fiancé, Corey Prange) of Granite City, IL;
12 grandchildren, Kate, Sydney, Alexis, Mallory, Camdyn, Connor,
Olivia, Carter, Jude, Maxwell, Iris, and Autumn;
three brothers and a sister, Jim (Teresa) Stephens of Cedar Park, TX,
Tom Stephens of Belleville, IL,
Patty (John) Davis of Tyler, TX,
and Bobby Stephens of Belleville, IL;
nieces and nephews ;
and the mother of his children, Mary Stephens of Belleville, IL.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Southern Illinois or to the American Cancer Society. Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.rennerfh.com.
Visitation: Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 19, 2016, at George Renner & Sons Funeral Home, Belleville, IL. Cremation will follow.
Funeral: A Memorial Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, May 20, 2016, at St. Peter’s Cathedral Catholic Church, Belleville, IL, with Msgr. John Myler officiating.
Condolences Left For Richard Stephens
Rest in peace my friend! I will always remember all the great times we had at the mill. I enjoyed having you visit me everyday just to see what was up. You finally got the ultimate retirement from the mill Dude……only wish I could have seen & talked with you before you left us. You are gone from us way to soon, but you will never be forgotten.
Lindell Dockery. Doc, Bethel, Ohio, 45106
Thinking of you during this time.
The Fournie Family
Larry, Amy and Angie
The Fournie Family, Belleville, IL, 62221
To the Stephens and Baechle families, our prayers to your family from the Becherer family.
Dorothy’s was our cousin,
From the Becherer families,
Marcella Becherer Stauder
Robert stsuder, Swansea, Il, 62226