COLUMBIA - Alice Gardner Stephenson, 90, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, November 15, 2017. Funeral services will be held in the mausoleum chapel at Greenlawn Memorial Park at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 22, 2017. Mrs. Stephenson was born November 6, 1927 in Raleigh, N.C. to Glenn Everette and Lola Denning Gardner. She was married to H.P. Stephenson in 1946 and together they moved to Columbia in 1953 where they established their home in Forest Acres. Alice was an avid gardener and loved having her pet dogs around her. In addition to her parents, she is predeceased by her husband, H.P. Stephenson, Sr. and a daughter, Brenda Powell. Survivors include her son, Steve Stephenson (Katie); grandchildren, Maggie, Grace and Elizabeth; son-in-law, Chris Powell; numerous nieces and nephews; and lifelong friend, Josephine Hopkins. In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations to a community charity of your choice. Please sign the online guestbook at www.dunbarfunerals.com.