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Official Obituary of

Ms. Geraldine (Colvin) Stephens

September 12, 1941 ~ December 10, 2019 (age 78) 78 Years Old

Ms. Geraldine Stephens Obituary

‘Gerri” -  ‘Miss Gerri’  -  Aunt Gerri    -   Geraldine Colvin Stephens was the youngest of seven children born to the union of Mr. Tera and  Mrs. Rosa Lee Colvin.

 

The entire Colvin Family united with Great Bethel Baptist Church under the Pastorship of  Rev. Dr. Milton Nunn.  As youth we are including Geraldine served in the church and some ministry, Sunday School, Secretary, and Teacher.

 

After graduating from Laurel High School in 1958, she met and married Willie Foster and moved to Montgomery, Ala.  To this union one child was born, Kenneth E. Foster.

 

Gerri and her family moved from Montgomery, Ala to Atlanta. GA, where she was employed for 32 years for the United Postal Service, retiring in 1998.

 

She united with the Chapel of Love Christian Love under the pastor Rev. J. Allen Milner Sr. Pastor of  Atlanta, GA.

 

Later she returned to Alexander City, Ala.

 

She leaves to cherish her memories: one son, Kenneth E. Foster of Montgomery, Ala.  One brother, William F. Colvin of Alexander City, Ala.  Three sisters:  Brucie Mae Cook  of Cleveland, Ohio, Rev. Lillian Colvin Barrett of Chicago, IL and Daisy Rickman  of Cleveland, Ohio..  A host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

 

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Services

Visitation
Monday
December 16, 2019

10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Great Bethel Missionary Baptist Church
692 Jefferson Street
Alexander City, Alabama 35010

Funeral Service
Monday
December 16, 2019

11:00 AM
Great Bethel Missionary Baptist Church
692 Jefferson Street
Alexander City, Alabama 35010

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