DOLORES STEPHENS

Dolores Stephens, 76, Valley Falls, died Sunday, June. 18, 2006, at LinnWood Home Plus in Valley Falls.
Mrs. Stephens was a homemaker. She was a cook for 13 years at USD 338 in Valley Falls. She worked for the State of Kansas for eight years in the Title and Registration Department.
She was a member of the Coal Creek United Methodist Church and the You and I Club. She was dedicated to her family and friends and supported their participation in rodeos, roping events, and horse and livestock shows.
She was born September 27, 1929 north of Valley Falls, the daughter of Oscar Clark and Esther Elizabeth Leu Reichart. She graduated from Atchison County Community High School in 1948.
She married Rollie M. "Rod" Stephens on October 27, 1951 at Van Buren, Ark. She was preceded in death by a brother, Dean Lou Reichart and a sister, June Foley, and twin granddaughters in infancy, Alicia Lee and Alexis Lou Stephens.
Survivors include her husband, Rollie, of the home; three sons, Larry Dean Stephens and his wife Teresa, Valley Falls, Harold Lee Stephens, Denison, Bradley Ray Stephens and his wife, Judy, Holton; two daughters, Carol Beth Wilken and her husband, John, Denison, and Mary Lou Clark and her husband David, Valley Falls; a close family friend, Rick Engweiler, Denison; a sister, Judy Elaine Reichart, Lawrence; 12 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
A funeral service will be at 10:00 am, Wednesday, June 21, 2006, at Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls. Burial will be at Coal Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:30-8:30 pm, Tuesday, at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Jefferson County Hospice or ALS-KU Endowment Association for Research and sent in care of Mercer Funeral Home, 810 Broadway, Valley Falls, KS 66088. Online condolences are available at mercerfuneralhomes.com.