Vernon Dozier Stephenson Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Vernon Dozier Stephenson (Brunswick, Georgia), who passed away on December 19, 2018, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Vernon Dozier Stephenson to pay them a last tribute.
He was predeceased by: his siblings, Willard Stephenson, Lankford Stephenson, Leland Stephenson, Catherine Hafner, Virginia Parker and Dorothy Charos; and his former wife Grace O'Neal Stephenson.
He is survived by: his wife Marion Taylor Stephenson; his son Matthew Stephenson of Lake Park; his daughter-in-law Janette Stephenson of Lake Park; his daughters, Kim (George Grigg) and Jodi (Roddey Scruggs); his brother Hugh Stephenson; his sister-in-law Betty Stephenson of Valdosta; his sister Joyce Johnson of Thomasville, GA; his sister-in-law Gigi Stephenson of Valdosta; his child Dorothy Greene Stephenson of Waycross, GA; his grandchildren, Jimmy Maples, Sara Grigg, Scott Schrieber of Savannah, GA, Ashley Thorne of Lake Park, GA, Alex Stephenson of Lake Park, GA, Jake Stephenson of Lake Park, GA, Anna Stephenson of Lake Park, GA and Kim Brown of Savannah, GA; his stepdaughters, Linda Rowe of St. Augustine, FL and Marilyn; his son-in-law Tom Cosby, Jr. of Valdosta; his stepgrandchildren, Jessica Rowe of St. Augustine, FL, Lara Cosby of Valdosta, Lindsay, Don McCardle of Quincy, FL, Ryan Taylor of Las Vegas, NV, Brad and Chelsie Cosby of Cairo, GA; and his children, Rocky Point Drive of Tampa, FL, Foundation and Carson McLane. He is also survived by ten great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be given in honor of Mr. Stephenson to the Shriner's Hospitals for Children, 2900 Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, FL, 33607, or The Alzheimer's Foundation (http://www.alz.org.) Carson McLane.
