Otis Virgil Stephens, Jr., of Yorktown, died Friday, May 23, 2014, two days after his 94th birthday.
Mr. Stephens was a native and lifelong resident of the Peninsula. He was a charter member, elder and deacon of Yorkminster Presbyterian Church in Yorktown. He was a former employee of the Daily Press Times Herald and Newport News Shipbuilding and retired from NASA in 1974 after 31 years of service.
He volunteered with the Mariners’ Museum for 13 years and was chairman of the Yorktown Bicentennial committee. He enjoyed wood working and was a master carver.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and one sister.
Mr. Stephens is survived by his loving wife of 73 years, Myrtle; children, Douglas A. Stephens (Linda), of Providence, R.I., Joanna Miele (William), of Cleveland, Ohio, Arthur Stephens, of Marathon, Fla., Stuart M. Stephens (Samantha), of Mountain City, Tenn. and Amy M. Barlowe (Charles), of Etna, N.H.; 11 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 3, 2014, at Yorkminster Presbyterian Church in Yorktown. The family will receive friends following the service at the church fellowship hall.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Yorkminster Presbyterian Church, 6218 George Washington Memorial Highway, Yorktown, VA 23692, or to the Peninsula Rescue Mission, 3700 Huntington Avenue, Newport News, VA 23607.
Please leave online condolences for the family in the comment section below. Arrangements by Amory Funeral Home.
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