Don Stephens
Don Ray Stephens, Sr., 83, of Chickamauga, GA went to be with his Savior on Saturday, March 19, 2022.
Don was born in Chattanooga, to the late Mr. William B. Stephens and Mrs. Martha Shrader Stephens on Jan. 1, 1939.
Don was a man of faith and member of Oakwood Baptist Church. He was a loving husband, devoted father and grandfather. Don served proudly in the United States Army for 21 years, retiring in 1977. He was a Vietnam Veteran and was a founding member of Vietnam Veterans of America 203 and served on the Honor Guard. Don was a founding member and ministry leader of Celebrate Recovery as well as a board member for Penfield Christian Homes. He was also a member of Sons of the American Revolution and First Families of Tennessee. Don definitely left the world better than he found it and his love, caring and commitment will be missed by every life he touched.
Don is preceded in death by his parents, and sister, Alice Meyer of Strawberry Plains, TN.
He is survived by his loving wife of 64 years, Mrs. Anna Holden Stephens, son, Don (Sandra) Ray Stephens, Jr., of Chattanooga, TN, grandchildren; James Reid Stephens, Madeline Loraine Stephens, and Ian Connor Stephens, great grandchildren; Kailee Stephens, Kaida Stephens, and Sky Fields, sisters; Gladys Longmire of Dayton, TN, Sandra Bennett of Pensacola, FL, and Shirley Stephens of Nashville, TN.
A funeral service for Don will be conducted in the chapel of Lane Funeral Home and Crematory South Crest Chapel on Thursday, March 24, at 11:30 a.m. Interment will follow the service at Chattanooga National Cemetery at 1 p.m. with military honors rendered.
The family will receive friends at Lane Funeral Home and Crematory on Wednesday, March 23, from 5-8 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 203, 3329 Ringgold Road, Chattanooga, TN 37412.
Condolences for the family may be left at www.lane-southcrestchapel.com.
Arrangements are by Lane Funeral Home and Crematory, Rossville.