Joseph Elden Stevens

Joseph Elden Stevens CLEVELAND, Va. Mr. Joseph Elden Stevens, age 78, of the Sandy Ridge section, passed away Friday, Oct. 15, 2010, in Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol Tennessee. Born April 1, 1932, in Russell County, Va., he was a son of the late Isaac Floyd and Mary T. Boyd Stevens. He had spent most of his life in the area and was of the Freewill Baptist faith. A disabled and retired coal miner, he had formerly been employed by Clinchfield Coal Company and was a member of the UMWA. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sons, Joseph Elden Stevens Jr. and Marty Dane Stevens; and one brother, Homer Stevens. Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Verbie Stevens of the home; three daughters, Edith Rebecca Meredith and husband, Johnny, of Polk City, Fla., Renita Deane Dye and husband, Grat, of Cleveland, and Kathy Vanessa Huff and husband, Kenny, of Lebanon, Va.; 14 grandchildren, Gregory Steven Byrd, Kelly Natasha Oneal, Joseph Lucas Chafin, Robert Joseph Steven, Jessica Nicole Killen, Krystal Lynn Stevens, Heather Renee Stevens, Christopher Mack Stevens, William Brian Musick, Ira Daniel Musick, Jonathan Adam Musick, William Tyler Huff, Devin Isaac Stevens, and Elizabeth Mae Stevens; three sisters, Norma Cook of Rowe, Va., Thelma Wise of Huntington, W. Va., and Lona Boothe of Cleveland; three brothers, Andy Stevens of Castlewood, Va., Granville Stevens of Cleveland, Ohio, and Goebel Stevens of Davenport; eight great-grandchildren; and several nieces, and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Sunday in the Honaker Funeral Home Chapel, Honaker, Va., with the Rev. Roy Lee Wilson and the Rev. Cecil Musick officiating. Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at the Stevens Cemetery near the home. Those wishing to attend the service are asked to assemble at the cemetery. Pallbearers will be grandsons and Kenny Huff. Honorary pallbearers will be Johnny Meredith, Grat Dye, David Barker, George Delp, and Barney Tiller. Friends may call at the Honaker Funeral Home after 6 p.m. Sunday. Online condolences may be made at www.honakerfuneralhome.net