Mary is survived by her daughter, Yolanda (Richard) Kelley; grandsons, Michael (Stephanie) Kelley and Aaron (Helen) Kelley; sister, Janell (Richard) Wilkinson; and several nieces and nephews.
Mary was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Allan Stephens in 2005; sisters, Charlotte (Ron) Pauley and Betty (George) Coureton; her brother, Rex Fuller; and her son, Wendell Demery.
Mary graduated from Canton Senior High in 1955 and attended High Fashion Beauty College. She worked as a nurse’s assistant at Bartonville State Hospital and Canton Graham Hospital. Mary moved to Washington, IA in 1976 and married Richard A. Stephens on May 27, 1977 in Crawfordsville, IA and lived in Washington, IA until 2010 when she moved back to Canton, IL. She was a member of Ainsworth Community Church of Iowa and attends Shields Chapel Community Church in Canton.
Services will be held at 10 AM on Friday, October 5, 2018 at Sedgwick Funeral Homes & Crematory in Canton, IL. Pastor David Meader will officiate. Burial will follow at Ainsworth Cemetery in Ainsworth, IA at 3:00 PM. Pastor Jason Collier will officiate the committal service. A visitation will be held from 6-8 PM on Thursday, October 4, 2018 at the funeral home. Memorials can be made to Ainsworth Community Church of Iowa or Shields Chapel United Methodist Church of Canton. To make online condolences you may go to www.sedgwickfuneralhomes.com
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