Stephen is survived by his wife of 43 years, Yuk Ying Chow of Cary, NC; two children, Dacon Chow and wife, Stella of Cary, NC, Annie Chow Gerontidis and husband Teddy of Brighton, MA; siblings, Yuk Kay Wong of Daphne, AL, Yuk Yiu Chung of Oakland, CA, Chi Siu Chow of Yazoo City, MS, Chi Sip Chow of Hong Kong; grandson, Chris Gerontidis.
He was preceded in death by one brother, Chi Chiu Chow.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, July 24, 2010 at Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, 200 SE Maynard Road, Cary. Burial will follow at Raleigh Memorial Park, Raleigh.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM, Friday, July 23 at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Raleigh Chinese Christian Church Building Fund, 9266 Chapel Hill Road, Cary, NC 27513, Hospice of Wake County, 250 Hospice Circle, Raleigh, NC 27607 or American Cancer Society, 8300 Health Park, Ste 10, Raleigh, NC 27615.