James Stephens

Graveside services for James Robert Stephens will be held Friday, January 8, 2021 at 2pm at Forest Crest Cemetery. The most gentle of spirits entered heaven on January 3, 2021. Born in Birmingham, Alabama on March 2, 1945, James grew up in Crestwood, graduated from Woodlawn High School, Auburn University and UAB Dental School. He served in the United States Air Force as a dentist and practiced dentistry in Roebuck for 44 years. James loved Laguna Beach, Florida and his church there, Gulfview United Methodist. He also cherished his jukebox with his collection of 45s and beach music. James was a loyal friend and maintained relationships with his classmates from Minnie Hallman Elementary School and Woodlawn High School. Most of all, he loved his wife of 53 years, Linda Smith Stephens; his three sons, Robert (Tracy), Brad (Tiffany), and Matt (Aimee); and his eleven grandchildren. James leaves a legacy of Integrity, Faith in Christ, gentleness, love for his family, and a model of a Christian husband, father, grandfather, and friend.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Cure Alzheimer’s Fund, www.curealz.org, 34 Washington Street, Suite 310, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481 or Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research Foundation, www.alzinfo.org, FDR Station, PO Box 220 NY, NY 10150.