Stevens, Ruth Keener

Ruth Keener Stevens, age 95, died Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at St. Joseph of the Pines. Ruth was born November 17, 1915 to Bishop Marvin and Julia Fulton Keener in Birmingham, Alabama. She was married December 19, 1941 to William Charles Stevens who predeceased her in 2000. The Stevens were former residents of Carolina Trace in Sanford and for many years active in The Temple Theatre. She is survived by sons Mark Stevens of Cleveland, OH, William Stevens, Jr. and wife Ann of Charleston, SC; grandsons, Jonathan Stevens and wife Susan of Atlanta , GA, Geoffrey Stevens and wife Suzanne of Pittsboro, NC; great-grandchildren Brooke, Kara, and Charlie Stevens. A memorial service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April, 2, 2011 at Belle Meade Chapel in Southern Pines by Reverend Carl Naylor. The family will receive friends following the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Belle Meade Scholarship Fund, 100 Waters Dr., Southern Pines, NC 28387 or Temple Theatre, P.O. Box 1391, Sanford, NC 27331.