Eula Blair Stevenson

Tuesday, July 5, 2005

Eula Blair Stevenson died July 4, 2005. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Ralph Michael Stevenson. She was the second daughter of three, born June 27, 1905, to Clare Lyons Blair and Rylie Blair of Sparta, Illinois. She recently celebrated her 100th birthday with family and friends. Her sister, Evangeline, preceded her in death; her surviving sister, Fern Blair, resides in Sparta, Illinois. Since moving to Cape Girardeau in 1937 to help her husband begin his medical practice, she became active in the community. She was a past president of the River Hills Garden Club, and remained an avid gardener until her declining health in 2003. Her garden club was a participant in the conception of the Capaha Park Rose Garden.

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