Elizabeth Stevens

Elizabeth (Bette) Stevens, a longtime resident of Wayne, passed away December 1, 2015, at the age of 95. She taught piano with her husband Dr. Willis A. (Steve) Stevens at their studio in Wayne, and served as a substitute teacher of English at Radnor Senior High School. She died at her home in Falls Church, Virginia, due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease.

A Philadelphia native, Bette attended Philadelphia High School for Girls and graduated from Bucknell University, 1942. She earned a master’s degree at Northwestern University in 1948, and Villanova University in 1992. Bette served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. She was on the faculty of Salem College in North Carolina and taught at other colleges. In the 1980’s she trained as a psychodramatist, working with Dr. Meg Givnish as a member of the Problem Solving Theatre.

She is survived by her daughter, Elizabeth Corley (William) of Arlington, Virginia, her granddaughter Muriel Corley, and grandchildren Sam and Christina Stevens, the children of her deceased son, Dr. Peter D. Stevens (Amy) of Haworth, New Jersey.

A burial service will take place at West Laurel Hill Cemetery on Tuesday, December 8, at 1 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association at www.alz.org.