Robert Horace STEVENS ^{2 3}

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PHOTO: submitted by Suzanne Krogh

IA, DELAYED BIRTH RECORDS, 1856-1940:
Name: Robert Horace Stevens
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 10 Mar 1925
Birth Place: Canaan Township, Henry, Iowa, USA
Father: Horace Wilson Stevens
Mother: Daisy Belle Wickham
Filed: 2 Mar 1943

WWII DRAFT CARDS YOUNG MEN, 1940-1947:
Name: Robert Horace Stevens
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 18
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 10 Mar 1925
Birth Place: Mount Union, Iowa
Residence Place: Mount Union, Henry, Iowa
Registration Date: 10 Mar 1943
Employer: Student
Weight: 146
Complexion: Dark
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 10
Next of Kin: H W Stevens

WWII ARMY ENLISTMENT RECORDS 1938-1946:
Name: Robert H Stevens
Birth Year: 1925
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Iowa
State of Residence: Iowa
County or City: Henry
Enlistment Date: 6 Oct 1943
Enlistment State: Iowa
Enlistment City: Camp Dodge Herrold
Branch: No branch assignment
Branch Code: No branch assignment
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Farm hands, general farms
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 00
Weight: 000

IA, WWII BONUS CASE FILES, 1947-1954:
Name: Robert H Stevens
Birth Date: 10 Mar 1925
Birth Place: Mt Union, Iowa
Application Date: 2 May 1949
Application Place: Mount Union, Iowa, USA

1950 IA CENSUS, Henry Co, Scott Twp:
Robert Stevens, head, 25, b. IA, farmer, farm, 12th grade, served WWII;
Mary, wife, 22, b. IA;
Elizabeth Ann, dau, 3, b. IA;
Robert David, son, 2, b. IA.

FIND A GRAVE:
Name: Robert Horace Stevens
Birth Date: 10 Mar 1925
Birth Place: Henry County (Henry), Iowa, United States of America
Death Date: 28 Dec 2018
Death Place: Morning Sun, Louisa County (Louisa), Iowa, United States of America
Cemetery: Winfield Scott Township Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Winfield, Henry County (Henry), Iowa, United States of America
Has Bio?: Y

OBIT - THE HAWK EYE, Burlington, IA:
Robert Stevens
Robert (Bob) Horace Stevens, 93, of Winfield died December 28, 2018 at Morning Sun Care Center.
Robert was born March 10, 1925 in rural Henry County. The son of Horace and Daisy Wickham Stevens, he lived his entire life in the Winfield and Mt. Union area. He graduated from Winfield High School in 1943 and immediately entered the Army, serving in the 13th Airborne Division as a gliderman in France. Upon returning home, he married Mary Eckey on September 4, 1945 at the home of her parents in Mt. Pleasant; she died September 2, 2005. He farmed for 40 years. Upon moving to Winfield, they purchased and ran the Stevens Hardware Store for 5 years.
Robert was a member of the VFW, Good Faith Masonic Lodge #235 (71 year member) and Order of the Eastern Star for more than 60 years. He was a member of the Canaan Methodist Church until it closed, then the Winfield United Methodist Church where he served on many committees. He was a 35+ year member of the Winfield Lions Club and served as secretary for many years, Vice President and President. He served as Lions District Governor from 1994-95, during which time he and Mary did much traveling.
He enjoyed word find and number find puzzles and playing cards with family and friends. He was known for making many pies for church dinners and Lions Club dinners as well as for the family. Until moving to the nursing home in January, 2012, his Christmas specialty for family and friends was the large variety of candy and cookies that he made.
He is survived by one daughter, Beth (Don)Briggs, Winfield, three sons, David (Karen) Stevens, New London, Paul (Sheila) Stevens, Pace, FL and Mark (Dawn) Stevens, New Market, AL, daughter in law Mary Stevens, Denver, IA, sister in law, Wilhelmina Terry, Cheshire, CT, 11 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, 3 great-great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, two sons (Thomas and Michael), two granddaughters (Sue Ann Briggs and Sandy Stevens), a brother (Charles Stevens) and a sister (Frances Seyb).
Visitation will be 3-5 pm Sunday, December 30th with Masonic rites at 5 pm at the Honts Funeral Home in Winfield. A celebration of life will be Monday, December 31 at 2 pm at the Winfield United Methodist Church with Rev. David Morris officiating. Interment will be in the Winfield-Scott Township Cemetery, with graveside Military Rites. Memorials have been established for Winfield Masonic Lodge #235, Winfield Lions and Morning Sun Care Center Activity Fund.

Robert married Mary Elizabeth ECKEY on 4 Sep 1945 in Mt. Pleasant, Henry Co, IA.¹ (Mary Elizabeth ECKEY was born on 24 Dec 1927 in near Mt. Union, Henry Co, IA,^{1 5} died on 2 Sep 2005 in hospital Mt. Pleasant, Henry Co, IA ^{1 5} and was buried on 5 Sep 2005 in Winfield-Scott Twp Cem, Henry Co, IA ^{1 4}.)