Betty Stevens Obituary

STEVENS, Betty WALTERBORO Mrs. Betty C. Stevens, affectionately known to all as Cookie, 51, of 308 South Lemacks Street in Walterboro, died Sunday morning, February 17, 2008, at the Roper Hospital in Charleston. She was the wife of the late Roy Frank Stevens. Funeral services will be held 11 o'clock Wednesday morning, February 20, 2008, at Living Word Outreach Ministries, 1705 Barracada Road, Walterboro, with The Reverend Daniel Cooper officiating. Interment will follow in Carter's Ford Baptist Church Cemetery, 8774 Lodge Highway, Lodge. Mrs. Stevens was born July 6, 1956, in Chicago, Illinois. She was a member of Living Word Outreach Ministries. Cookie will be remembered for her love and compassion for her family and her two dogs, Chico and Pedro. Surviving are her daughter, Becky Stevens Hantz and her husband Corporal Ross Hantz of Walterboro; her three grandchildren, Landon Avant, Austin Hantz, and Bethany Hantz; her fiancé, David Hughes; her step mother, Mary Anderson of Kershaw; brothers, Bill Martin (Mary) of Rockhill, Buster Anderson (Angela) of Kentucky, Tommy Mencer (Tammy) of Kershaw, and Donnie Mencer of Kershaw; and four sisters, Fannie Mangum of Rockhill, Geneva Brown of Rockhill, Karen Ginn (Bubba) of Spartanburg, and Erma Dubois (Perry) of Spartanburg. She was preceded in death by a brother, Buddy Anderson and a sister, Maxine Finnie. Flowers will be accepted or, for those that wish, the family has suggested that memorials be directed in her memory to: The American Stroke Association, Post Office Box 5216, Glen Allen, Virginia 23058. The family will be at the residence of Ross and Becky Hantz, 1226 Creekside Lane, Walterboro, SC 29488. Family and friends are invited to call from 6:00 until 8:00 this Tuesday evening at THE BRICE W. HERNDON AND SONS FUNERAL HOMES, WALTERBORO CHAPEL, 1193 Bells Highway, Walterboro, 843.538.5408. Visit our guestbook at www.charleston.net/deaths.