Vadalia Inell Sturdevant Stephens

Vadalia Inell Stephens passed away Wednesday, October 23, 2013 in Waco, Texas. Funeral services will be Friday, October 25, 2013 at 11am at Connally/Compton Funeral Directors Chapel with Pastor Irie Cuevas to officiate. Interment will be at Rosemound Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, October 24 from 6pm to 8pm at the funeral home.

Inell was born October 30, 1925 in Lott, Texas to Roy and Ruby Sturdevant. She graduated from Riesel High School in 1943, then worked at Texas A&M for a few years. Inell married James M. Stephens in 1948. In the 1950’s they moved to Carrollton where James was employed at Texas Instruments for 30 years until his death in 1989. Inell continued to live in the Dallas area, enjoying life, then moved to Waco in early 2012 to live with her nephew Johnny Sturdevant. Inell really enjoyed spending time with Johnny, and was thankful that Johnny, Vicky Martinez and her other neighbors were so gracious in taking care of her. Inell was a sweet and loving person who enjoyed having people visit and talk with her. From time to time, in the final stages of her life, she would tell Johnny that she had lived a wonderful life and she wanted him to live as happy of a life as she did.

Inell was preceded in death by her parents Roy and Ruby Sturdevant; her husband, James Stephens; brothers, Earl Sturdevant, who died in war in Jan. 1945 and James C. (Jim) Sturdevant, who passed in Feb. 2002.

Inell is survived by her only nephew John Sturdevant of Waco and a few distant cousins.

Pallbearers will be Victor Montemayor, Sr., Victor Montemayor, Jr., Adam Ray Montemayor, Victor Gonzalez, Steve Alexander and Jerry Montemayor.