Billy Stephenson

Benson, NC:  Mr. Billy Stephenson, age 84, of 1069 Tarheel Road died Sunday at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield.  Funeral Services will be 11:00AM Thursday at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Benson.  Officiating will be Rev. Glenn McCullen. Entombment will follow in the Roselawn Community Mausoleum.             Mr. Stephenson was born August 8, 1931 in Bullock, GA to the late Harvey C. and Alma Jane Davis Stephenson.  He was preceded in death by wife, Lottie W. Stephenson, brothers, Gerald, Darwin and Bobby Joe Stephenson.   Mr. Stephenson was the owner of Stephenson Rentals.             Surviving are wife, Renate Aldridge Stephenson of Benson; son and daughter-in-law, Chris and Mai Stephenson of Benson; three granddaughters, Michelle S. and Brian Naig, Jessica S. and Chip Grawey, Melissa S. and Andrew Delorm; Great Grandchildren, Joshua Christopher Naig and Timothy Graham Naig; sisters, Dorothy Jackson of Clinton, Doris Pierce of Bunnlevel, Jean Pleasant of Coats, Brenda Wheeler Wells of Benson, Dora Marie Baker of Four Oaks, Linda Stanley of Smithfield; several nieces and nephews.             Family will receive friends at Rose & Graham Funeral Home in Benson from 9:30AM to 10:30AM Thursday prior to the service and other times at the home.             Flowers are welcomed; however, memorials may be made to SECU Hospice House, P.O. Box 1376, Smithfield, NC 27577.