Mrs Charlotte Stephenson

November 8, 1951 - November 28, 2019

Memorial services for Mrs. Charlotte Stephenson, 68, of the Del Ray Community will be 2:30 p.m. Saturday, December 7, 2019, at the Carthage Civic Center. Mr. Jared Stephenson will be officiating. Cremation arrangements are entrusted to Hawthorn Funeral Home. Mrs. Charlotte Marie Drewery Stephenson was born November 8, 1951 in Panola County, Texas. She passed away on November 28, 2019 at her Del Ray home. Charlotte was born to Henry Ford and Flora Mae McIllwain Drewery. She began her education in Clayton School and transferred to Carthage school system for the balance of her education. Charlotte married Sammy Karl Stephenson on June 27, 1970. They raised three children in a loving home and celebrated 49 years of marriage. She was a loving and industrious homemaker, as well as a working partner in both D&S Industries and Sam’s Fab & Machine. Mrs. Stephenson was active in her ministry work as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. She loved sharing the Bible’s message with others. She also loved the outdoors, flower gardening, mowing and tending the beauty of nature. Charlotte was a hard worker in all that she did, volunteering much of her time to help others. She is preceded in death by her parents. Mrs. Stephenson is survived by her devoted husband, Sammy Stephenson of Del Ray; her sons, Brandon Stephenson and wife Mindy of Warwick, NY, Derick Stephenson and wife Logan of Del Ray; daughter, Autumn Rogers and husband Dustin of Carthage; brother, Noel Drewery and wife LouAnn of Longview; sisters, Diane Verden of Conroe, Patricia Stephenson and husband Jerry of Gary, Anita Burgin and husband Bobby of Shelbyville, KY, and Bonita Drewery of Gary. In addition, there are many nieces, nephews, and other relatives, as well as a host of friends. An online guestbook may be signed at www.hawthornfuneralhome.com