Carol Bradford Stevens – recently of Scituate, MA and former longtime resident of Hollidaysburg, PA passed away in the early hours of June 11, 2018 in Weymouth, MA in her 95th year. Carol was the beloved wife of the late John K. Stevens, with whom she shared 62 years of marriage.
Born in Florida on April 25, 1924, she was the daughter of the late John Richard Bradford and Daisy E. (Bullard) Richardson. She and her husband raised their family in Hollidaysburg, PA.
Carol was the longest living breast-cancer survivor in the country, and that fueled her energy and enthusiasm to live life each day to the fullest. She was devoted to education and child literacy, and spent her career being an educator and administrator in the public-school system. She was ahead of her time, developing elementary programs based on skills, and not grades, and kindergarten reading programs based on skills and not phonics. She was also active in her church and her community, and fought endlessly for the preservation of historical properties.
She was the devoted mother of John Stevens and spouse Renata of Stratham, NH, Brooks Stamm and spouse Dennis of Kennesaw, GA, Bradford Stevens of Woburn, MA and partner Joan Henry and Annie Stevens and spouse Chris of Scituate, MA. Cherished grandmother of Mac Stevens and spouse Candice of Chaska, MN and their sons John and Ethan.
She was the loving sister of the late Patsy Bradford and Edwin Richardson and spouse Cheryl of Boston, GA.
Services will be held in Hingham, MA on June 22 at 1 at The Episcopal Parish of St. John the Evangelist, 172 Main St., Hingham, MA, with a reception to follow at the Hingham Historical Society, 34 Main St., Hingham, MA
Services will also be held on June 27 at 11:30 at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 315 Jones St, Hollidaysburg, PA, with a reception to follow at the Blairmont Country Club.
In lieu of flowers, kindly consider a contribution in her memory to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, 28 West 44th Street, Suite 609, New York, NY 10036 or online at https://give.bcrf.org
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