In Loving Memory
Matalea Marie Todd Stevens
3/3/1930 — 8/16/2013
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A Life Remembered
Obituary
Matalea Marie Todd Stevens, age 83, passed away peacefully at Autumn Leaves of Grapevine, Texas on Saturday, August 17, 2013. She was born March 3, 1930 in Moore, Oklahoma and was a lifelong resident of Orange, Texas prior to moving to Grapevine, TX in 2006 to allow her son to help in her care.
She was a member of St. John’s Methodist Church in West Orange, TX for many years. She was passionate about gardening and had an innate ability to grow anything. She was skilled in knitting and sewing, often giving the finished project to loved ones. She was known for her compassionate and loving ways and was a mother to many beyond her own children, listening and offering advice.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ellis O. Stevens Jr., her parents, sisters Earldean Merritt and Vendelene Muns, and great grandchild Cody Stevens. Those who will cherish her memory are her children, Ellis O. Stevens III (Buddy) and wife Ella of Orange, TX, Jann Stevens of Mandeville, LA and Paul Stevens and wife Denise of Colleyville, TX; her grandchildren Jason, Jody, Julie, Adam and Carolyn Stevens and her great grandchildren Caleb, Carly, Sara, Hannah, Rylan and Ethan. She is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews and extended family.
Services will be held Saturday, August 31, 2013 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, TX. Pastor Randy Branch of Wesley United Methodist Church of Orange will be officiating. Visitation with family and friends will be from 9:00 am - 11:00 am, followed by Funeral services. Graveside services will follow immediately at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange, Texas. Serving as pallbearers will be Scott Stevens, Paul Stevens, Adam Stevens, Jason Stevens, Jody Stevens, and Mike Reid.
The family would like to extend their gratitude to the devoted staff at Autumn Leaves of Grapevine for the loving care they showed their Mother through this difficult journey.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in memory of Matalea may be made to Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, DC 20090-6011.
She was a member of St. John’s Methodist Church in West Orange, TX for many years. She was passionate about gardening and had an innate ability to grow anything. She was skilled in knitting and sewing, often giving the finished project to loved ones. She was known for her compassionate and loving ways and was a mother to many beyond her own children, listening and offering advice.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ellis O. Stevens Jr., her parents, sisters Earldean Merritt and Vendelene Muns, and great grandchild Cody Stevens. Those who will cherish her memory are her children, Ellis O. Stevens III (Buddy) and wife Ella of Orange, TX, Jann Stevens of Mandeville, LA and Paul Stevens and wife Denise of Colleyville, TX; her grandchildren Jason, Jody, Julie, Adam and Carolyn Stevens and her great grandchildren Caleb, Carly, Sara, Hannah, Rylan and Ethan. She is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews and extended family.
Services will be held Saturday, August 31, 2013 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, TX. Pastor Randy Branch of Wesley United Methodist Church of Orange will be officiating. Visitation with family and friends will be from 9:00 am - 11:00 am, followed by Funeral services. Graveside services will follow immediately at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange, Texas. Serving as pallbearers will be Scott Stevens, Paul Stevens, Adam Stevens, Jason Stevens, Jody Stevens, and Mike Reid.
The family would like to extend their gratitude to the devoted staff at Autumn Leaves of Grapevine for the loving care they showed their Mother through this difficult journey.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in memory of Matalea may be made to Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, DC 20090-6011.
Service Details
Gatherings in remembrance
Visitation
Saturday, August 31, 2013 · 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Claybar Funeral Home Orange, 504 5th Street, Orange, 77630
Other
Saturday, August 31, 2013 · 11:00 AM
Claybar Funeral Home Orange, 504 5th Street, Orange, 77630
Messages of Love
From family and friends
Elizabeth Merritt
March 5, 2014
My aunt told me stories of her childhood with my mother Earldean>My mother convinced her to put mathilade on fresh baked bread cooling in the window>they got into alot of trouble >this was during the drepression>Hope you get to watch over us>your niece Elizabeth
Anonymous
August 29, 2013
Secret Garden Basket was purchased for the family of Matalea Marie Todd Stevens.
Anonymous
August 27, 2013
Gracious Lavender Basket was purchased for the family of Matalea Marie Todd Stevens.
Cathey Casey
August 23, 2013
Jann-Your Mom was beautiful and you look like her. So sorry for your loss. Cathey and Larry Casey
Doris
August 21, 2013
My deepest condolences to the family for your loss, may you always remember the love God have for us, he sent his son, Jesus Christ to die for our sins - John 3:16; Psalms 83;18. One day soon, all sickness and death will be no more - Isaiah 33:25; Revelation 21:3, 4.
Becky And Johnny Erikson
August 21, 2013
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August 21, 2013
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Mike And Debbie Reid
August 21, 2013
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August 21, 2013
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August 20, 2013
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