Marjorie "Mardie' Dettmer Stephenson

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February 12, 2013

Marjorie "Mardie' Dettmer Stephenson

Published 2-12-13

Anonymous Enid News and Eagle The Enid News and Eagle Tue Feb 12, 2013, 12:26 AM CST

ENID, Okla. — Funeral for Marjorie “Mardie” Stephenson, 91, of McPherson, Kan., will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 15, 2013, at Brenneman Funeral Home, Liberal, Kan. Burial in Liberal Cemetery, Liberal, Kan. Contact the funeral home at (620) 241-2550 for visitation times.

Marjorie was born July 28, 1921, in rural Hayne, Kan., to Nell (Harding) and George Henry Dettmer and died Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, in McPherson, Kan.

Mardie married Jewel Franklin Stephenson Feb. 16, 1941, in Liberal. He died March 6, 1983.

Surviving are son, Stanley Stephenson; sister, Jan Walden; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and four stepgreat-grandchildren.

Preceded by one brother.

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