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The daughter of Oliver and the late June Evertz, she was born on November 6th, 1950 in St. Louis, MO. Sandy graduated from Lindberg High School in 1968, and attended the University of Kansas, where she graduated with a degree in Elementary Education in 1972.
In 1972, Sandy married Gregory Stephens. While Greg pursued his Doctorate in Physiology, Sandy earned her Masters in Reading in 1975.
In 1978, Greg and Sandy moved to Newark, where Sandy helped thousands of students learn to enjoy reading at Maclary Elementary School, until her retirement in 2009. In 2002, Sandy and Greg moved just over the state line into Landenberg, PA, where together they spent their spare time restoring their centuries-old home. In retirement, Sandy enjoyed tending her garden, reading, and spoiling her new grandson.
Sandy was preceded in death by her mother, June, her sister, Maureen, and her daughter, Amy. She is survived by her father, Ollie of St. Louis, husband, Greg, daughter Laura Bies and husband Brandon of Washington, DC, son Douglas and wife Corinne of Silver Spring, MD, and her grandson, Samuel Bies, as well as her cousin Candice Mayfield and family, of New Orleans, LA.
A celebration of her life will be held at 4:00 p.m., Thursday, December 27th, 2012, at R.T. Foard and Jones Funeral Home, 122 W. Main St, Newark, DE 19711. Friends and family may call beginning at 3:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Maclary Elementary School Library Book Fund or to Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research c/o the funeral home.
Sandy Stephens, 62, passed away peacefully in her home on December 19th after a 15-year battle with cancer. The daughter of Oliver and the late June Evertz, she was born on November 6th, 1950 in St. Louis, MO. Sandy graduated from Lindberg High School in 1968, and attended the University of Kansas, where she graduatedContinue Reading
Sandy Stephens, 62, passed away peacefully in her home on December 19th after a 15-year battle with cancer.
The daughter of Oliver and the late June Evertz, she was born on November 6th, 1950 in St. Louis, MO. Sandy graduated from Lindberg High School in 1968, and attended the University of Kansas, where she graduated with a degree in Elementary Education in 1972.
In 1972, Sandy married Gregory Stephens. While Greg pursued his Doctorate in Physiology, Sandy earned her Masters in Reading in 1975.
In 1978, Greg and Sandy moved to Newark, where Sandy helped thousands of students learn to enjoy reading at Maclary Elementary School, until her retirement in 2009. In 2002, Sandy and Greg moved just over the state line into Landenberg, PA, where together they spent their spare time restoring their centuries-old home. In retirement, Sandy enjoyed tending her garden, reading, and spoiling her new grandson.
Sandy was preceded in death by her mother, June, her sister, Maureen, and her daughter, Amy. She is survived by her father, Ollie of St. Louis, husband, Greg, daughter Laura Bies and husband Brandon of Washington, DC, son Douglas and wife Corinne of Silver Spring, MD, and her grandson, Samuel Bies, as well as her cousin Candice Mayfield and family, of New Orleans, LA.
A celebration of her life will be held at 4:00 p.m., Thursday, December 27th, 2012, at R.T. Foard and Jones Funeral Home, 122 W. Main St, Newark, DE 19711. Friends and family may call beginning at 3:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Maclary Elementary School Library Book Fund or to Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research c/o the funeral home.
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