Stevens Jr., Robert Gerry

Robert Gerry Stevens Jr., 92, of Radford, Va., passed away Wednesday, March 24, 2010. He was an active member of New Dublin Presbyterian Church and a United States Navy Veteran having served during World War II. Bob retired from Harvey’s Chevrolet after 30 years of service. He served as a fire and rescue volunteer with the Radford Fire Department for over 20 years and was a charter member of the Radford Host Lions Club where he served the community for over 65 years. Bob was born on Back Creek Farm in Pulaski County on September 21, 1917, the son of the late Robert Gerry Stevens Sr. and Mary Langhorne “Polly” Cloyd Stevens. Survivors include his wife, Emily Barbara (Bobbie) Acra Stevens, of Radford; a son, Robert “Gerry” Stevens III and his wife, Susan D. Stevens, of Marietta, Ga.; a daughter, Rebecca Ash Stevens Shea and her husband, Michael E. Shea, of Southport, Conn.; sisters, Mary L. (Lang) Phillips and Elizabeth A. (Lib) Stevens, both of Blacksburg; grandchildren, Michael J. Shea, Allison A. Shea and Matthew G. Stevens; sisters-in-law, Elizabeth Parker and Joyce Robertson, of Richmond, and Betty Stevens, of Christiansburg; and numerous nieces and a nephew. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 27, 2010, at 3 p.m. at the New Dublin Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Jean Brown and the Rev. Ben Trawick officiating. Burial will be private. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the church. Flowers will be appreciated or memorials may be made to New Dublin Presbyterian Church, In Memory of Mary Langhorne “Polly” Cloyd Stevens, PO Box 922, Dublin, Va. 24084. The Stevens family is in the care of Mullins Funeral Home & Crematory in Radford. www.mullinsfuneralhome.com.