Alma Apperson Stein

Alma Apperson Stein, 94, died April 14, 2016, following an extended illness. The oldest of ten children, Mrs. Stein was born in Fairfield, Alabama, on December 29, 1921. She was a lifelong opera fan, a former member of the Opera Birmingham Board and worked as a pyschometrist in the office of Dr. Herbert W. Eber. She was predeceased by her mother, Amelia Perry Apperson; her husband, Harold Stein; a sister, Marnie Gregory; two brothers, Sam and David Apperson; and a grandson, Kevin Butrus. Survivors include two daughters, Camille Butrus, Birmingham, and Carole Wilder (John), St. Augustine; a son, Michael Stein (Susan), Birmingham; grandchildren Greg (Annie) Butrus, Birmingham, Anna and Ayal Stein, Miami, Asaf Stein, Memphis, and Yona Stein, Homewood; great-grandchildren, John, Tommy, Julia and Kate Butrus; two sisters, Tiny Douglas and Lottie Jacks, Birmingham; four brothers, Charles Apperson (Winnie), Raleigh, N.C., Gordon Apperson (Nell) and John Apperson (Helen), Birmingham, and Cecil Apperson (Pat), Boise, Idaho. Graveside service at Knesset Israel Cemetery at 2:00 PM Sunday April 17 2016, with Rabbi Randall J. Konigsburg officiating. Her family is grateful for the care she received at South Haven, Hoover. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of your choice or to Opera Birmingham, 3601 6th Avenue South, Birmingham 35222.