Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
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BirthJan 20, 1911, Randolph County, Alabama261, Rev. Dr. W. Millard Stevens,470, Wyatt Millard Stevens
DeathDec 5, 2005, Alamance County, North Carolina261, Rev. Dr. W. Millard Stevens
BurialUnion Ridge Church, 115 Altamahaw-Union Ridge Rd, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina261, Rev. Dr. W. Millard Stevens
OccupationOrdained Minister - Congregational Christian Church261, Rev. Dr. W. Millard Stevens
EducationGraduate Of Elon College, Yale Divinity261, Rev. Dr. W. Millard Stevens
ReligionPastor Emeritus Of First Christian United Church Of Christ261, Rev. Dr. W. Millard Stevens
FatherWilliam Herrington STEVENS (1883-1946)
MotherNora PAYNE (1888-1974)
Spouses
MarriageDec 26, 1937, Union Ridge Church, 115 Altamahaw-Union Ridge Rd, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina404, North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8SJ-489 : 22 December 2016), W. Millard Stevans and Alda June Jones, 26 Dec 1937
ChildrenThomas Wyatt (Died as Infant) (1944-1944)
MarriageJun 9, 1971, Alamance County, North Carolina404, BIRTH: MILES, DORIS KATHLEEN
No Children
Obituary Online notes for Rev. Dr. Wyatt Millard STEVENS
12/7/2005

Rev. Dr. W. Millard Stevens 

    BURLINGTON — The Rev. Dr. W. Millard Stevens , Pastor Emeritus, of the First Christian United Church of Christ, passed away at the age of 94.

    Dr. Stevens  was a native of Randolph County, Alabama, and a graduate of Handley High School in Roanoke, Alabama. He was the son of the late W.H. Stevens  and the late Nora Payne Stevens . He was preceded in death by his first wife, Mrs. Alda June Jones Stevens  and infant son, Thomas Wyatt Stevens .

He was also preceded in death by his three brothers, Kenice Stevens , Curtis Stevens  and Joe Tom Stevens ; and one sister, Annie Rae Stevens .

    Dr. Stevens  is survived by his wife, Mrs. Kathleen Miles Stevens  of the home, and several nieces and nephews.

    Dr. Stevens  graduated from Elon College and Yale University Divinity School. He was given an Honorary Doctor of Divinity degree by Elon College in 1952. He was ordained as a Christian Minister in the Congregational Christian Church, later the United Church of Christ. He served as a pastor in Alabama, North Carolina, Virginia, Connecticut and Tennessee.
    Dr. Stevens  served two terms as President of the Southern Conference of the United Church of Christ, formerly the Southern Convention of the Congregational Christian Churches from 1950-1954. He was a member of the Board of Trustees of Elon College for 41 years. He was also a member of the Board of Trustees of Bradley Memorial Hospital while a pastor in Southington, Connecticut. At the time of his death, he was Pastor Emeritus of the First Christian United Church of Christ and Trustee Emeritus of Elon University.

    A funeral service will be held on Thursday, December 8, 2005, at 1:00 p.m. at the First Christian United Church of Christ. Officiating will be the Rev. Mark Nanney, and Dr. Earl Danieley.

Burial will follow in the Union Ridge United Church of Christ cemetery.

All ministers attending the service, regardless of denomination, are asked to sit together as honorary pallbearers. The family will receive friends at the Rich and Thompson Mortuary in Burlington, from 6 until 8 this evening, and at other times they will be at the residence.
    Memorials may be made to the First Christian United Church of Christ, P.O. Box 1678, Burlington, N.C. 27216. Condolences may be sent to
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