William Stevens

William Lee "Bill" Stevens, 57, of Keithsburg, died Friday, Aug. 21, 2009, at Mercer County Hospital, Aledo. Services are 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, at Keithsburg First Christian Church. Burial is at Greenmound Cemetery, Keithsburg. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the church. Dennison Funeral Home, Aledo, is handling arrangements. Memorials may be made to Keithsburg Fire Department or Keithsburg First Christian Church. He was born Sept. 16, 1951, in Aledo, the son of Robert William and Daisy Louise Brown Stevens. Bill was a 1972 graduate of Aledo High School. He did yard work, ran errands and helped many people in Keithsburg. Bill enjoyed playing horseshoes and pool, singing karaoke, riding his bike and cheering on the Cubs and Bears. He was a member of the Keithsburg First Christian Church where he enjoyed helping around the church and going with the pastor on nursing home visits. Survivors are sister and brother- in-law, Maxine and Dan Henry, Keithsburg; nephews, Sean and Kim Henry, Bossier, La., Brad Henry and fiance Shayna Marks, Whittier, Calif., Michael Henry, Davenport, and Phillip Henry, Keithsburg; aunts, Martha Stevens, Keithsburg, and Ruth Norini, Aledo, and several cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents.