Robert R. Stevens, age 87, of Paris, Tennessee passed away on Monday, November 25 at the Henry County Hospital ER. His Celebration of Life is planned for 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, January 19, 2025 at the First United Methodist Church, conducted by Pastor Joy Weathersbee.
Robert Stevens was born December 18, 1936 in Spartanburg, South Carolina to the late Ross O. Stevens and the late Rose Askew Stevens. He married Jennifer Devonshire Stevens on January 13, 1978 and she survives in Paris. Mr. Stevens is also survived by daughters, Tracie (John) Schmidt of Columbia, MD, Leslie Travis (Alan) of Benton, AR, Teresa Stevens, Benton, AR, Courtney (Kevin) Butler, Little Rock, AR and Rebecca Searle of Summerville, SC; sons, Robert C. “Craig” Stevens of New York, NY and Christopher Williams of Evansville, IN; grandchildren, Ava, Emily, Kevin, Sam, Holden, Zac, and Rosemary; great-grandchildren, Jack, Hadley, and Arya; brother, E. Dan (Sarah) Stevens of Tallahassee, FL; and by nieces, nephews, other family members and friends.
Besides his parents, Robert is also preceded in death by sisters Sally Manley and Joyce Ehrlich.
Mr. Stevens was a member of First United Methodist Church in Paris. He was a pilot who enjoyed flying and owned his own plane. Robert traveled the country through his job as a pollen collector, meeting many new friends along the way. He often took his children when on their summer breaks to help him. After her retirement his wife, Jennifer, traveled with him, patiently sitting in the fields, waiting for the pollen to rise. Robert held a PhD and was a former professor at Mississippi State University.
Memorials in remembrance of Robert Stevens may be made to, First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 25, Paris, TN 38242