Stephens, Daniel Arden 

KILGORE -- Services for Daniel "Danny" Stephens, 26, of Elderville will be 2 p.m., 
Monday, May 8, 2006, at the Our Redeemer Lutheran Church with the Rev. Darrell 
Howanitz officiating. Burial will follow in the Woodlawn Cemetery, Woodlawn, Texas. 
Mr. Stephens died Thursday, May 4, 2006, as the result of an automobile accident. He 
was born June 25, 1979, in Longview, Texas. Danny was a 1997 graduate of Kilgore High 
School. He attended Kilgore College and was currently enrolled in the University of 
Texas at Tyler, where he was studying history. He enjoyed taking part in Civil War 
reenactments. Danny was a member of the Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Longview, 
where he was active with the youth who went on many mission trips, including Russia 
and Mexico. He was employed with Super 1 Foods in Longview for a number of years. 
Danny was a stranger to no one and will be missed by many. He loved Jesus as his Lord 
and Savior. Mr. Stephens is survived by his parents, Rudy and Rhonda Stephens of 
Elderville; a brother, Rudy "Bubba" Stephens, III of Elderville; grandparents, Barbara 
Hudson of Woodlawn, and Rudy and Hazel Stephens of Marshall; aunts and uncles, Linda 
and Jerry Stobaugh of Marshall, Michael and Valeria Stephens of Marshall, Debby and 
Mike Sullivan of Marshall, and Brenda Ramsey of Marshall; cousins, Phillip and Scott 
Sullivan of Marshall, Stacy, Haylee and Janna Ramsey of Marshall, Lindsey Stobaugh of 
Marshall, Lee Harrison, Michelle, and Christopher Stephens of Marshall, Melanie and 
Dan Manjack of Destin, Florida, and Wayne and Sissy Stobaugh of Magnolia, Texas; special 
friends, Karen, Mike and Chris Sullivan of Marshall, Mike and Ryan Herring of Marshall, 
Karol, Jeff, Caleb and Rachel Schneider of Gladewater, and Aunt Ruby Hudson of Lake 
Cherokee; members of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church; godparents, Larry and Pat Hudson of 
Houston; and numerous friends. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, A. E. 
Hudson and Georgia Stephens. Memorial contributions may be made to Our Redeemer Lutheran 
Church, Building Fund, 1300 Judson Road, Longview, Texas 75601. The family will receive 
friends at Rader Funeral Home today between 2-4 p.m. Pallbearers will be Michael Graves, 
David Hooker, Larry Phillips, Richie Alford, Scott Sullivan and Phillip Sullivan. 
Honorary pallbearers will be the Rev. Adrian Bacarisse, the Rev. C. Michael Snow, Rick 
Poland, Stan Waldow, Edgar Wuthrich, Tommy Gray and Jeff Watson. Please leave online 
condolences at www.Raderfuneralhome.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 5/7/2006.