Ivy Sherratt Stephens

Ivy Sherratt Stephens, 91, of Little Rock died March 28, 2012. She was born on August 28, 1920, in Warrington, Lancashire, England to Wilfred and Margaret Richardson Sherratt. She will always be a "Lancashire Lass." As a war bride, she followed her husband, Lee, to the United States in 1946 and was naturalized as a US citizen on February 13, 1952. She lived in Odessa, Texas, prior to moving to Little Rock. In Odessa, she was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church for 35 years and was ordained as both an Elder and a Deacon, taught in the Sunday school and sang in the choir. As a devoted Christian, she participated in the Walk to Emmaus. She had a gentle, loving spirit and made friends everywhere she went. She organized an amputee support group in 1989 and was recognized in 1990 as the Odessa Texas Disabled Professional Woman of the Year. In 1997, she moved to Little Rock to be closer to family. Ivy was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Lee Stephens; three brothers, Wilf, Jim and Gordon; and one sister, Margaret. She is survived by her brother, Tom Sherratt and wife Betty of Devonport, New Zealand; sister-in-law, Madeline Sherratt of Warrington, England; sister-in-law, Dorothy Stephens of Enid, Oklahoma; two sons and their wives, Ray and Kay Stephens of Little Rock and Russell and Portia Stephens of Temple, Texas; three grandchildren, Karen Thomas and her husband Philip of Little Rock and Ryan and Paxton Stephens of Temple, Texas; three great-grandchildren, Elliot, Mitchel and Kendal Thomas of Little Rock, and numerous nieces and nephews. A celebration of her life was held at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 30, at Westover Hills Presbyterian Church with Rev. Mike Kuner officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to Westover Hills or Presbyterian Village. Arrangements are by Ruebel Funeral Home. Arrangements by Ruebel Funeral Home, www.ruebelfuneralhome.com.