Funeral services for James Leon (Peg) Stephens, 76, of Ninnekah, Okla.,
will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, July 23, 2004, in the Ferguson
Funeral Home Chapel.
James Leon Stephens was born June 1, 1928, in Ninnekah, and died on
Wednesday, July 21, 2004, in Chickasha.
Burial will be in Ninnekah Cemetery, Ninnekah, under the direction of
Ferguson Funeral Home.
© The Chickasha Express-Star
22 July 2004
James Leon "Peg" Stephens
Funeral services for James Leon "Peg" Stephens, 76, of Chickasha, Oklahoma,
will be held Friday, July 23, 2004, at 10:30 a.m. in the Ferguson Funeral
Home Chapel with Larry Hatfield officiating.
James Leon "Peg" Stephens was born June 1, 1928, in Ninnekah, Oklahoma, the
son of Clarence Stephens and Maggie Ross Stephens. He went to be with the
Lord Wednesday, July 21, 2004, at his home in Chickasha.
James, known to his friends as "Peg," grew up in the Ninnekah area. At age
17 he started driving a truck as a cross country driver. He drove for
several companies throughout the years, until his retirement in 1999.
Peg married Loretta June Kennedy on December 24, 1953, in Anadarko,
Oklahoma. In December 2003, they celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather.
He was a member of Grand Assembly of God Church.
He was preceded in death by both parents, one brother, Harven Stephens, one sister, Catherine Burkey and one grandson, Justin Stephens.
Survivors include his wife, June Stephens, of the home; son, James
Stephens, Jr., of Chickasha; son and daughter-in-law, Terry and JoAnn
Stephens, of Chickasha; two daughters and sons-in-law: Arlita and Vernon
Prentiss, of Bethany, Oklahoma, and Maria and Steve Lasseter, of Chickasha;
one sister, Doris Blaine, of Canon City, Colorado; 10 grandchildren, many
nieces and nephews, and a host of friends.
Interment will be in the Ninnekah Cemetery under the direction of Ferguson
Funeral Home.
