SCOTTS HILL — Benjamin Frank Stephens, 82, passed away Thursday, March 29, 2018, at Lower Cape Fear Hospice. He was born March 12, 1936, in Durham, N.C., to the late Benjamin F. and Lucille Willett Stephens.
“Big Ben,” as he liked to be called, was a veteran who served in the U.S. Army in the Korean and Vietnam War in the 82nd Airborne and Special Forces. He retired from General Electric in 2001.
Ben and his wife, Marilyn, are members of Scotts Hill Baptist Church. If he was not spending time with his family or friends, then you could find him fishing or maintaining his beautifully landscaped yard.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, William (Gary) Stephens.
He is survived by his wife, Marilyn H. Stephens; daughters, Deana S. Kiser, and her husband, Michael, and Christina M. Stephens; daughter-in-law, Patricia R. Stephens; grandchildren, Elizabeth S. Wallace, and her husband, Patrick, Makinzie J. Causey, Jaycie A. Causey, Clarissa B. Kiser and Mia G. Kiser; and sisters, Barbara Belanger and Margie Branton.
The family will receive visitors from 6 to 8 p.m., Monday, April 2, at Andrews Mortuary Valley Chapel, 4108 S. College Road. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, April 3, at Scotts Hill Baptist Church, 185 Scotts Hill Loop Road. Committal, with military honors, will take place following the church service at Oleander Memorial Gardens.
Special thanks to Dr. Alan B. Thomas, and his nurse, Robin, as well as the staff of The Lower Cape Fear Hospice of Wilmington and Caretaker Kevin at Woodbury Wellness Center in Hampstead.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to one of the following options in the name of Benjamin Frank Stephens. Preferred method is by phone. Wounded Warrior Project, 877-832-6997; Lower Cape Fear Hospice of Wilmington, 910-796-7900; and Woodbury Wellness Center of Hampstead, 910-270-1443.
Share online condolences with the family at andrewsmortuary.com.
