Francis LaVerne Stephenson, 67 formerly of Nederland. She resided in Mount Belvieu with her daughter and her family. Francis Laverne went to be with Jesus Wednesday, August 8, 2007.Her passing occurred at Baytown San Jacinto Methodist Hospital with her loving family by her bedside.
Born August 3, 1940 in Carthage, Texas. She was in the Woman’s Army Core assigned to NORAD in Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She retired form Gulf Oil/Chevron Refinery as a computer operator. LaVerne was the first female hourly employee at Gulf’s Port Arthur Refinery to work as permanent assistant operator.
LaVerne’s personal interest included playing bridge, research on her family genealogy and her love of being with her three wonderful loving grandchildren.
LaVerne was survived by her daughter and son-in-law Sandy and Budha Rogers and three beautiful grandchildren, Josey, Jacob, and Brady all form Mount Belvieu, brother and sister-in-law, Ken and Ruth Gilliam of Port Neches, sister and brother-in-law, Diane and Mark Redwine of Nederland, and many loving nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her mother, Hattie Gilliam.
Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Saturday, August 11, 2007 at Broussard’s in Nederland with Reverend Joe Roberts officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. A gathering of family and friends will be Friday, 5:00-7:00 Pm at the mortuary.
She will be sorely missed by those who loved her.
