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Waneta Febus Milner Stephens

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[February 08, 2019]  MOUNT PULASKI - Waneta Febus Milner Stephens, 97, passed away at 9:10 a.m. on Thursday February 7, 2019 at Vonderlieth Living Center.

Visitation:  10:00 a.m. Tuesday February 19, 2019 at Mount Pulaski Christian Church

Service:  11 a.m. Tuesday February 19th at the church

Funeral home: Fricke-Calvert-Schrader,  Mount Pulaski

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Waneta Febus Milner Stephens, 97, passed away at 9:10 a.m. on Thursday February 7, 2019 at Vonderlieth Living Center.

Waneta was born on January 27, 1922 in Lake Fork, daughter of Clyde and Mary (Bryson) Febus. She married Harry Milner on November 4, 1938. He preceded her in death on March 13, 1970. She then married Thomas Stephens on July 15, 1989. He preceded her in death on September 2, 2018.

Waneta is survived by her children: Harry Wayne (Valera) Milner of Sherman and Lisa Brown of Mount Pulaski; grandchildren: Karla Newton of Edwardsville, Patrick (Vicki) Newton of Wentzville MO, Tim (Julie) Milner, Kara (Jeremy) Davis of Mount Pulaski and Clayton (Alicia) Brown of Mount Pulaski; step children: Jeff, Ben, and Kathy Stephens, one niece Cynthia Hill of Elgin, fifteen great-grandchildren and eight great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Wayne Febus, sister-in-law: Jeanne Febus, and son-in-law Bob Brown.

 

Waneta was a waitress at Bertoni’s Restaurant for 35 years. She was a founding member of the Mount Pulaski Historical Society and Museum, Mount Pulaski Christian Church since 1934, wrote two genealogy books, was a member of VFW #777 Auxiliary, volunteered at the Mount Pulaski Courthouse, and was the Secretary of Zoning Board of Appeals since its conception in February of 1975.

Services for Waneta will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday February 19, 2019 at Mount Pulaski Christian Church with Mark Weber officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to service. Burial at Mount Pulaski Cemetery will follow the service.

Memorials may be made in Waneta’s name to Mount Pulaski Christian Church, Humane Society of Logan County, or Mount Pulaski Historical Society.

Services have been entrusted to Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Mount Pulaski.

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