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David Eugene Stephens

Birth	:	21 Feb 1940 Ainsworth, Washington County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	23 Sep 2009 Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Lanham Cemetery, Queens, Upshur County, USA
Coordinate	:	38.8525009, -80.1283035
Description	:	David E. "Dave" Stephens, 69. of Tipton, died at his home Wednesday, September 23, 2009, of pancreatic cancer. He was surrounded by loved ones at his passage. Celebration of Life will be 1:30 p.m. Sunday, September 27, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Tipton, with the Rev. Donnita Moeller officiating. Burial will be at Oregon Township Cemetery, Ainsworth. Friends may call from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday at the family home south of Tipton. The family requests no flowers. Please plant a tree in your yard in memory of Dave or memorials may be made to Trinity... Read More	David E. "Dave" Stephens, 69. of Tipton, died at his home Wednesday, September 23, 2009, of pancreatic cancer. He was surrounded by loved ones at his passage. Celebration of Life will be 1:30 p.m. Sunday, September 27, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Tipton, with the Rev. Donnita Moeller officiating. Burial will be at Oregon Township Cemetery, Ainsworth. Friends may call from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday at the family home south of Tipton. The family requests no flowers. Please plant a tree in your yard in memory of Dave or memorials may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church in Tipton or to Caring Bridge. Mr. Stephens was born February 21, 1940, at Ainsworth, the son of Gene and Ethel (Martin) Stephens. He married Janel Joy Souhrada at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Lime Springs, Iowa on August 27, 1960. He graduated from Ainsworth High School in 1957 and from Iowa Sate University in 1961. He was a banking executive his entire career, serving in five Illinois and Iowa banks between 1961 and 2005. He was president of the Tipton US Bank when he retired. Mr. Stephens was a highly active community leader with a unique combination of business, music and social skills, as well as a fine sense of humor. In addition to his banking duties, he also led may church choirs and community choruses. Mr. Stephens served on numerous city councils and school boards. He loved the trombone and has a strong baritone voice, often providing solos for weddings, funerals and other special events. He was a 37 year Rotary member and served for many years as board member and then president of the Tipton Economic Development Corporation (TEDCO). Dave also supported the Cedarland Harvest of Hope. He was a highly enthusiastic Iowa State Cyclones fan who also loved hunting, fishing, camping and hiking with family and friends. he and his time of Percheron work horses often led parades and enlivened other community events. He had a strong sense of Western history, and read every brook written by Louis Lamour and enjoyed military history books. Dave also enjoyed his wife, Janel's Czech heritage. The couple visited Janel's relatives in the Czech Republic three times and Dave enjoyed visiting with Janel's Czech relatives in Eastern Iowa. Surviving are his wife: two daughters, Susan (Stephens)Callaway, husband Paul, and daughter, Savannah Joy, of Tipton and Sara (Stephens) Kotrba, husband, Bill, and children, John Calvin and Mary Ray, of Eagan, MN.; sisters, Maurine (Stephens) Roberts of Washington and Kathy (Stephens) Holthaus of Glendale, AZ.; brother, James Stephens of Washington; mother-in-law, Hope Souhrada of Lime Springs; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Dave and Cherie Souhrada of Denver, Iowa; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents. Dave was a man of deep faith who believed in music as beautiful medium to connect people with their own Christian faith. This past Easter he directed "The Seven Last Words of Christ" performed by the Tipton Community Choir and instrumentalists. Family members remember Dave with the Scripture of 2 Timothy 4:7-8: "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing." The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) Sept. 25, 2009 - Page 10

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David Eugene Stephens's memorial is located at: Lanham Cemetery, Queens, Upshur County, USA.
When did David Eugene Stephens death?
David Eugene Stephens death on 23 Sep 2009 in Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 38.8525009
Longitude: -80.1283035

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Ercil Eugene Stephens

(1909 - 1997)

Ethel Pearl Martin Stephens

(1913 - 2003)

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