Palestine High School Alumni Association

10 / 14 / 1988  –  10 / 21 / 2007

Memorial services for John Todd Stephens, 19, Palestine, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday at Herrington/Land of Memory Funeral Home chapel, Palestine.

John died Sunday, October 21, 2007, in Palestine from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

He was born October 4, 1988, in Bullhead City, Ariz., to Joe White and Anna M. Stephens.

He had lived in Palestine for three years, coming from Martins Mill near Canton. He was a senior at Palestine High School where he was involved in welding class and loved to play basketball and lift weights.

Survivors include his mother, Anna Stephens of Palestine; brothers, Donald Stephens and wife Heather of Palestine; niece, Hannah Stephens of Palestine; brother, Ken Stephens of Palestine; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins of California.

Honorary pallbearers will be Donald Stephens, Keith Stephens, Heather Stephens, Tim Lewis, Hector Ortega and Meredith Lableu.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Herrington/Land of Memory Funeral Home, Palestine.

Memorials may be made in memory of John to Palestine High School.

Palestine Herald-Press 10-24-2007