Submitted by: Dan Rich

Byron B. Stephens

July 13, 1909 - Feb. 9, 2000

South Bend Tribune 2/11/2000

Byron B. Stephens, 90, of West Calvert, South Bend, Ind., passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 9, in Regency Place, South Bend. Mr. Stephens was born on July 13, 1909, in Saltlick, Ky., to Judge and Cora Stephens. He married the former Ruby Owens in 1927 and they lived most of their lives in the South Bend area. Mr. Stephens retired from the St. Joseph's County Sheriff's Department in 1968. He had been a member of the Retired Sheriff's Association and the Senior League of the ABC Bowler's Association. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruby, in 1980; by a son, Franklin Stephens in 1985; and by two sisters, Maude Dotson and Pearl Kantz. He is survived by two sons, Hershell Stephens of LaPorte, Ind., and William Stephens of South Bend; three daughters, Aileen Ashbrook of South Bend, Maxine Ferency of South Bend and Barbara Stephens of Virginia Beach, Va.; two sisters, Elsie Joachim of South Bend and Virgie Whittaker of San Bernardino, Calif.; and by 16 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday in the Forest G. Hay Funeral Home, located on Ironwood and Jefferson. Burial will follow in Sumption Prairie Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. today, Feb. 11, in the funeral home.