Betty Stephenson

Willow Spring, NC:  Mrs. Betty Carroll Stephenson, age 78, died Monday, April 1, 2013, at the Hospice House of Wake County in Raleigh. Funeral services will be 11:00AM Friday, April 5, 2013, at White Memorial Presbyterian Church. Officiating will be the Reverend Dr. Duane Hix. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery.     Mrs. Stephenson was born November 22, 1934 in Johnston County to the late John Ray and Agnes Jones Carroll. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Lee Stephenson, and a granddaughter, Jessica Ferrara. Mrs. Stephenson was a bank teller at CCB and Centura Banks for 25 years.  She was a member of White Memorial Presbyterian Church where she served as the pianist for over 50 years.     Surviving are daughters & sons-in-law, Sherry & Danny Clifton of Benson, Vicki & Joe Hatch of Virginia Beach, VA, and Tracey Stephenson of Benson; 2 brothers; 1 sister; 5 grandchildren, Danita Courtney, Tina Sandy, Meighan McNamee-Mahaffey, Thomas Langdon, and Derek Hatch; 8 great grandchildren, April, Anna, Michael, Nelson, Destiny, Hunter, Marissa, and Emma; and several nieces and nephews.     Family will receive friends in the White Memorial Presbyterian Church fellowship hall immediately following the service.     Flowers are welcomed; however, memorials may be made to the Betty C. Stephenson Memorial Music Fund, White Memorial Presbyterian Church, 1459 White Memorial Church Road, Willow Spring, NC  27592.