Obituary of Garnet Stevenson

Avon, NC Garnet Gray Stevenson, 71, of 40120 Harbor Road, Avon, NC, died Tuesday, April 6, 2004 at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro, NC. She was born in Avon, NC to the late Seymour and Sarah Robinson Gray and was the widow of James Clarence Stevenson. She was retired from the National Park Service and was a longtime member of St. Johns United Methodist Church. Mrs. Stevenson is survived by two daughters, Sheila D. Latham and husband Rev. Taylor Latham of Stoneville, NC and Debra Lynn Stevenson of Crestview, FL; seven sisters, Marceline Gray, Phyllis Stowe, Olive O’Neal, Gail Matney, and Edith Scarborough all of Avon, NC, Sylvia Midgett of Waves, NC, and Clara Williams of Buxton, NC; three brothers, Seymour F. Gray, Bannister B. Gray, and Robert P. Gray all of Avon, NC; and three granddaughters, Sarah Leanna Latham, Rachel Larissa Latham, and Mary Eileen Latham. A funeral service will be conducted on Saturday, April 10, 2004 at 2:00 PM at St. Johns United Methodist Church by the Rev. Susie Fitch-Slater and the Rev. Leon Fowler. Burial will be in the Gray Family Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church on Friday from 7:00 to 8:30 PM. Twiford’s Island Chapel, Hatteras, NC is in charge of arrangements.