She was born May 19, 1923, in Greensboro, the daughter of Arthur Alonzo Matthews and Inez Jeanette (Wilkins) Matthews. She attended the Old Stone School House in South Reading.
She married Maurice Clifford “Barney” Stevens on March 15, 1941. Mr. Stevens died July 14, 2000.
Mrs. Stevens is survived by her daughters Pauline Addie Bostock of Ludlow and Peggy Ann Stevens of South Reading; her twin brother, Basil Matthews; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was predeceased by two children Winona Jeanette Roundy and Matthew Morris Stevens; her brothers Oral, Clifford, Howard, Leon, Guy, Ellsworth and Gerald; her sister, Marion Brooks; and three great-great grandchildren.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23, 2016, at Davis Memorial Chapel in Springfield. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016, at the Old Stone Church in South Reading, with the Rev. William Sheldon officiating. Burial will follow in the South Reading Cemetery.
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