Eddie Stephens

Posted on: Aug 07, 2015 at 10:36 AM

Jack Edward Stephens, age 55, of Jenkins, Kentucky, passed away Thursday March 13, 2014 at the Markey Cancer Center, Lexington, Kentucky. He was born on April 15, 1958 at Jenkins, Kentucky. He was raised in Letcher County, Kentucky and worked as an electrician, which required him to work and live throughout the United States. Mr. Stephens enjoyed playing golf and was a fan of the University of Kentucky Basketball team. He was a member of the American Legion Post 104, Neon, Kentucky, and was of the Christian Faith.

He was a son of the late Jack and Dorothy Hughes Stephens. Mr. Stephens was also preceded in death by his grandparents, Woodrow and Ruby Stephens.

Survivors include his wife, Beverly Stephens, of Jenkins, Kentucky; two daughters, Rachel (Doug) Hayes, of Whitesburg, Kentucky, and Latrissa Gibbs, of Jenkins, Kentucky; a son, Dewayne (Misty) Gibbs, of Goose Creek, Kentucky; five grandchildren, Tanner Blake Edward, McKinlee Hayes, Hailey, Dredon and Kellie; three brothers, Lee Stephens, of Coeburn, Virginia, Mark Stephens and Scott Stephens, both of Georgia; several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews; and a host of other family and friends.