Reverend Walter Macon Stevenson, 87, of Gastonia passed away peacefully on Wednesday October 21, 2020. Walter was born on December 27, 1932, in Henderson, North Carolina. He is the son of the late Flora (Parham) and Clarence Elmore Stevenson. Walter worked in the retail industry as a manager for Roses Department Stores and later owned a dry cleaning business in Gastonia, NC, but his real heart was serving the Lord as a pastor. He was the pastor of several churches in the Mid-West and the South. Walter loved people and he found his true calling in sharing the Word of God and ministering to people. Walter was a devoted Christian son, husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He was a true Christian gentleman. He will be dearly missed by many.
Walter leaves behind his loving wife, of 68 years, Ferebee (Pendergrass) Stevenson, of Gastonia and his children, daughter, Rhonda Stevenson of Gastonia and sons, Pastor Roger Stevenson and his wife Becky of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Curtis Stevenson and his wife Jimmie of Gastonia. He will also be missed by his three grandchildren, Heather Cochran, Chris Fagerstone, and Jeremiah Clark. He additionally will be missed by four great- grandchildren, Ryleigh Cochran, Tristen Beaver, Colten Clark, and Charlotte (Charlee) Clark.
A memorial service honoring the life of Walter Stevenson will be held at Fellowship Assembly at 4:00 pm on Sunday, December 27, 2020, at 2352 Dallas-Cherryville Hwy., Dallas, NC 28034. The memorial service will be live streamed by the Fellowship Assembly Church. The family will receive friends between 3:30 and 4:00 pm. Pastors Paul Brintley and Richard Moore will offer words of encouragement and hope to family and friends that gather to remember Walter.
Flowers may be sent as desired.
Fond memories of Walter and condolences for the family may be left at www.carotherfuneralhomegastonia.com.
The staff at Carothers Funeral Home at Gaston Memorial Park is honored to serve the Stevenson family.
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