Jeanette Weikel Stephens, 91, of Plano, formerly of Paris, died Wednesday, October 11, 2017. Services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Monday, Oct. 16th, at Bright-Holland Funeral Home with Rev. Ken Cannon officiating. Burial will follow in Meadowbrook Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. She was the daughter of George Robert Weikel and Ethel Smith Weikel, born October 2, 1926, in Lamar County. She graduated from Paris High School in 1944 and married Edwin Vyron Stephens, Jr. on April 1, 1945. They were married for 65 years until his death in 2010. They lived in Paris, where he was employed with Texas Power and Light and she worked part time for John W. Williams, Lamar County Tax-Assessor Collector. In 1967, Edwin was transferred to Plano by TP&L. Jeanette began a career in banking with Plano Bank and Trust in March 1967 which spanned 22 years until her retirement in October 1989. She was preceded in death by her parents and her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Edwin, Sr. and Zelma Nowell Stephens. Survivors include a son, David Stephens and wife Betty of Wylie; two grandchildren, Sarah Stephens Savage & husband Chris of Dripping Springs and James Edwin “Jed” Stephens of Austin; two great grandchildren, Madison and Ryan Savage of Dripping Springs; a brother-in-law, Jerry Stephens of Paris along with a niece, Connie Ezell and a nephew, Chris Stephens. Jeanette was a kind and loving person who cared deeply for her family. She will be missed by her family and all who knew her.
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