Leslie Evelyn Stedman

She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Stedman; parents, Ray and Lorene Page; brother-in-law, Oran Wimberley; brother, Billy Page; sister and her husband, Patricia and Wilbur Vancil; and sister-in-law, Janis Page.

She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Thomas and Kimberly Stedman; sisters, Thelma Wimberley and Linda Hogeland; sister-in-law, Fern Page; and brother, George Page. Her grandchildren include Emily and James Johnston, Karinda and Eric McGraw, Abbie and Andrew DeRamus, James and Rachel Cowan, Julie Stedman, Austin and Erin Cowan, and Nathaniel Cowan. Her great-grandchildren include Elijah and Caleb Meagher, Jeremy and Annabelle Johnston, Holly, Charlotte, and Eric McGraw Jr., and Clara, Huck and Gus DeRamus.

Mrs. Stedman attended San Marcos High School and Southwest Texas College before marrying the love of her life, Thomas Stedman in 1953. As an army family, they enjoyed living in many different locations, both stateside and overseas. Their last military assignment was in Savannah, Georgia where they continued to live until 2004 when they moved to Garden Ridge, Texas. Mr. and Mrs. Stedman were active in many social and community service activities including the Boy Scouts of America, and the Garden Club of Georgia. A year after the death of her husband in 2011, Mrs. Stedman moved to Cibolo, Texas where she lived for three years in the “little house” across the back yard from her son, daughter-in-law, and grandsons.

In 2015, she moved to Emerald Oaks Retirement Community where she lived until the time of her death. She met many wonderful friends there, many of whom she taught to play Mahjong and various card games which they enjoyed together several days each week. Mrs. Stedman is remembered with love by many who knew her as family or friend.

A Memorial Service will be held at Emerald Oaks Retirement Community on Monday, March 27th, at 10:00 AM followed by burial at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery at 1:45 PM that same day.