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Dunn, NC: Mrs. Geraldine Page Stephenson, age 94, passed away on Friday, January 16, 2026 at Harnett Woods Nursing and Rehab Center in Dunn, NC. The family will receive friends from 1:00PM-1:45PM, Friday, January 30, 2026 at White Memorial Presbyterian Church 1459 White Memorial Church Road, Willow Spring, NC 27592. The Funeral Service will follow at 2:00PM in the Church Sanctuary. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery. Rev. Molly Smerko and Rev. Dr. David Calvert will officiate.
Mrs. Stephenson was born on April 25, 1931 in Harnett County, NC to the late Percy Elmond Page and Bessie Bennett Page. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Ercelle Stephenson, daughter, Melany S. Hamilton, brothers, Millard E. Page, Melvin Page, and John Page, and sisters, Josephine Langdon, Anne P. Brotzman, and Carolyn Elliott. Mrs. Stephenson was a homemaker and member of White Memorial Presbyterian Church, Willow Spring, NC. Mrs. Stephenson loved her family, especially her grandchildren.
Survivors include her children, James Michael Stephenson and wife, Kathy; Jan S. Calvert, and Cathy Johnson, and husband, Davis; son-in-law, Rev. Dr. John Hamilton; 10 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren; sisters, Sue Fincannon, and Becky Ennis; many nieces and nephews.
The family appreciates your thoughts and prayers.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to White Memorial Presbyterian Church 1459 White Memorial Church Road, Willow Spring, NC 27592.
Arrangements by Rose & Graham Funeral Home in Benson, NC
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