Obituary found for Scott Stevens, unknown newspaper. BETHANY PEACE JUSTICE SUCCUMBS IN HOSPITAL EAST BETHANY -- Justice of the Peace Scott L. STEVENS, 76, of the Telephone Rd., Bethany, died at 11:55 p. m. Saturday (Jan. 16, 1954) at Genesee Memorial Hospital, Batavia. He had been in poor health for six years and seriously ill for 3 1/2 months. Mr. STEVENS was born in Bethany Oct. 15, 1877, a son of the late Frank H. and A. Estelle HARDING STEVENS, and lived in that community all his life. He was first elected justice of the peace in 1937, and was in his 17th year in that office having been re-elected in November. He was a member and past trustee of the East Bethany Presbyterian Church, a member and past master of Bethany Grange and a member of Batavia Lodge 475 F & AM. Mr. STEVENS and his wife, the former Mabelle A. ROGERS, observed their 50th wedding anniversary Nov. 12. Surviving, besides his wife, are a brother, Dean D. STEVENS, of Oakfield; three sisters, Mrs. Charles A. MCCUMBER of 22 Walker Pl., Mrs. Annette NORTON of 16 Vine St. and Mrs. Ernest PHILLIPS of Pavilion, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be from the H. E. Turner Mortuary at 2 p. m., Wednesday with the Rev. Walter C. SCHAEFFER, pastor of the East Bethany Presbyterian Church, officiating. Interment will be in East Bethany Cemetery. Friends may call at the mortuary. Masonic memorial services will be conducted there at 7:30 p. m. Tuesday. *********** Notes from contributor: "Mrs. Ernest PHILLIPS of Pavilion" is Mary STEVENS. They had one son, Wallace Gilbert PHILLIPS, born March 3, 1917. Dean STEVENS married Ernest PHILLIPS' sister, Eva (or Leola, depending on the source) and had three daughters, Esther, Bernice, Francis, and one son, Owen. Ernest and Eva/Leola are the son and daughter of John and Evey PHILLIPS. They also had Frank, William McKinley, Edson, Earl, Belle/Flora, Anna, and Blanche PHILLIPS. I have more information on the Phillips side but no more on the the Stevens. Sarah Phillips Eglin _________________________________________________________________ Cell phone ‘switch’ rules are taking effect — find out more here. http://special.msn.com/msnbc/consumeradvocate.armx

The Rev Schaeffer, noted below, baptized me...I remember him from going the Presbyterian Church with my grandfather (Will Cavanaugh) who was an usher there ----- Original Message ----- From: "Any Phillips" <anyphillips@hotmail.com> To: <NYGENESE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 5:36 AM Subject: [NYGENESE] Scott L. Stevens obit Bethany, NY > Obituary found for Scott Stevens, unknown newspaper. > > BETHANY PEACE JUSTICE SUCCUMBS IN HOSPITAL > > EAST BETHANY -- Justice of the Peace Scott L. STEVENS, 76, of the Telephone > Rd., Bethany, died at 11:55 p. m. Saturday (Jan. 16, 1954) at Genesee > Memorial Hospital, Batavia. He had been in poor health for six years and > seriously ill for 3 1/2 months. > > Mr. STEVENS was born in Bethany Oct. 15, 1877, a son of the late Frank H. > and A. Estelle HARDING STEVENS, and lived in that community all his life. > He was first elected justice of the peace in 1937, and was in his 17th year > in that office having been re-elected in November. He was a member and past > trustee of the East Bethany Presbyterian Church, a member and past master of > Bethany Grange and a member of Batavia Lodge 475 F & AM. > > Mr. STEVENS and his wife, the former Mabelle A. ROGERS, observed their 50th > wedding anniversary Nov. 12. > > Surviving, besides his wife, are a brother, Dean D. STEVENS, of Oakfield; > three sisters, Mrs. Charles A. MCCUMBER of 22 Walker Pl., Mrs. Annette > NORTON of 16 Vine St. and Mrs. Ernest PHILLIPS of Pavilion, and several > nieces and nephews. > > Funeral services will be from the H. E. Turner Mortuary at 2 p. m., > Wednesday with the Rev. Walter C. SCHAEFFER, pastor of the East Bethany > Presbyterian Church, officiating. Interment will be in East Bethany > Cemetery. Friends may call at the mortuary. Masonic memorial services will > be conducted there at 7:30 p. m. Tuesday. > *********** > > > Notes from contributor: > > "Mrs. Ernest PHILLIPS of Pavilion" is Mary STEVENS. They had one son, > Wallace Gilbert PHILLIPS, born March 3, 1917. > > Dean STEVENS married Ernest PHILLIPS' sister, Eva (or Leola, depending on > the source) and had three daughters, Esther, Bernice, Francis, and one son, > Owen. > > Ernest and Eva/Leola are the son and daughter of John and Evey PHILLIPS. > They also had Frank, William McKinley, Edson, Earl, Belle/Flora, Anna, and > Blanche PHILLIPS. > > I have more information on the Phillips side but no more on the the Stevens. > > Sarah Phillips Eglin > > _________________________________________________________________ > Cell phone 'switch' rules are taking effect - find out more here. > http://special.msn.com/msnbc/consumeradvocate.armx > > > ==== NYGENESE Mailing List ==== > Genesee GenWeb has many Resources > Check it out!! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygenese > >