He was born March 3, 1990 in Marietta, GA. Mr. Stephens graduated in 2008 from Gilmer School. Following that he was a member of the Jacksonville State Marching Southerners.
Mr. Stephens is survived by his wife, Courtney V. Dickson Stephens; father and step-mother Jerry and Jenny Stephens; mother and step-father, Cindy and Mickey Radford;, brothers, Chance Radford and Dakota Radford; step-brother, Matt Curry and his wife Rachel; sister, Amber and her husband Aaron McGill; step-sister, Beth Radford as well as numerous, aunts, uncles, cousins and other family members.
A memorial gathering will be held on Saturday March 5, 2016, at 3 p.m. from the Whitley - Garner Funeral Home. Family and friends are encouraged to share stories about Ryan. A reception will follow at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Research for Testicular Cancer at www.testicularcancersociety.org/donate.html or mail your donation to Great Nonprofits Top Rated Nonprofit Award 2014, Testicular Cancer Society, 1173 Alnetta Dr. Cincinnati, OH 45230 or to the gofundme.com/d6xxj7v6 in memory of Ryan.
Online condolences may be made to the family at www.whitleygarner.com