Mary Elizabeth Georgia Stevens of Kennett Square

Mary Elizabeth Georgia Stevens was born in St. Marys, PA on March 30, 1921 and died in her sleep in residence at Kendal at Longwood, Kennett Square, PA on April 22, 2018. She was the younger child of Willis Scudder Georgia and Vera Scott Georgia. She graduated from Altoona High School in 1939 and attended The Pennsylvania State University, the University of Pittsburgh and Temple University. She was the widow of John Pfouts Stevens, Jr, who predeceased her in their 67th year of marriage on June 16, 2007. She is survived by three sons, John Pfouts Stevens, III, Scudder Georgia Stevens, and Peter Jeffrey Stevens, and their respective spouses, Reiko Haraguchi Stevens, Mary Claire Jackson Stevens, and Kimberly Moore, six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Betty found joy in her family, her church, her books, her music and art, and her bridge table. She

won prizes for the short stories she wrote and the needle point art she created. As an adamant advocate for the education of her family, she generously supported their efforts to attain a higher education. Betty was a social person and thrived in her interactions with friends, neighbors and family. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority, the Lemoyne Civic Club, the Camp Hill Civic Club and the Camp Hill Womens Club. She lived her spiritual life continuously, and was a member of the Camp Hill Presbyterian Church where she served as a Deacon. Betty embraced performing in the choirs of the various churches to which she belonged. She enjoyed history and genealogy, and was a wry observer of the consequences of the actions of mankind. History was alive for her through her memberships in the Cumberland County DAR and the Scudder Association, where she served on its Board of Directors for a number of years.

A memorial service, in the manner of Friends, will be held at Kendal at Longwood in the Activities Central on May 12th

at 2 pm. Thereafter, on July 21, 2018, at 11 am, a memorial service will be held at St. John’s Chapel in Laporte, PA, followed by the interment of her ashes with her husband’s at the family grave site in Jersey Shore, PA.

Betty loved to experience nature in all its myriad manifestations and had a particular affinity for

trees. Cruising through the trees at the Kendal Crosslands Arboretum brought her great satisfaction. In lieu of flowers, consider a gift to the Kendal Crosslands Arboretum Fund (P.O. Box 100, Kennett Square, PA 19348)