LANCASTER, SC ~ Mr. J.W. Stevens, Sr., age 89, passed away Saturday, February 23, 2019 at his home.  He was born on July 21, 1929 in Bethune, SC, the son of the late Lonnie Robert Stevens and Nettie Mosely Stevens and was the husband of Sara Williams Stevens.  Mr. Stevens was the owner/operator of a logging company and served in the United States Army. He enjoyed the outdoors, gardening, cutting wood, and fishing. He loved his family and they were a very important part of his life.  Mr. Stevens was of the Baptist faith.

Mr. Stevens is survived by his wife of 65 years, Sara Stevens; a daughter, Gail Hinson and her husband, Paul; three sons, J.W. Stevens, Jr and his wife, Sylvia, Roger Stevens and his wife, Penny, and Mark Stevens; a sister, Maggie Corbett; twelve grandchildren; and ten great grandchildren with four more on the way.

Mr. Stevens was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Doris McQuage and Elizabeth Threatt.

The Celebration of Life Funeral Service for Mr. Stevens will be 2:00 pm, Monday, February 25, 2019 at The Chapel of Burgess Funeral Home by Rev. Steve Anglin.  Burial will follow at Lancaster Memorial Park.

The family will receive friends from 1:00 – 2:00 pm, one hour prior to the service, at Burgess Funeral Home, 1800 Charlotte Hwy, Lancaster SC and suggest memorial contributions be made to The National Kidney Foundation, Inc., 508 Hampton St, Ste 200, Columbia, SC 29201 or Bethel Baptist Church, PO Box 2647, Lancaster, SC 29721.