Kay G. Stevens

BELLVILLE: Kay “Memaw” Gerhart Stevens, 77, passed away at her Bellville home on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022 surrounded by her family.

Kay was born on April 12, 1944, in Bellville to Dayle Kermit & Blanche Pauline (Leedy) Gerhart. She was a 1962 graduate of Bellville High School and after meeting Roger W. Stevens on a blind date, the pair married on March 5, 1966.

She worked a few years at Prudential and 13 years as a clerk at Stoodts. Kay was a founding member of Chapel Hill United Methodist Church and a member of the Chestnut Chapel Club.

Kay had a passion for genealogy and researched all branches of her own family tree in addition to many friends and served as the attendance-taker at the Leedy family reunions. She enjoyed knitting, reading, making jewelry, and dining in restaurants.

Her favorite TV shows were Reba, CSI, Chrisley Knows Best, and General Hospital; favorite actor was Matthew McConaughey; she enjoyed the music of Colonial City Quartet and Trae & Whitney; and Kay was a lifelong Cleveland Indians fan.

Kay will be remembered for her kind and giving spirit. She volunteered at the BNOC and taught knitting there and at the Lexington Senior Center. She was active with aerobics and taught classes at Chapel Hill.

She was the “taxi driver” for the church ladies and neighborhood kids. She cherished her family and liked to spoil her grandkids. Kay’s nurturing and social approach to life was loved by many and will be dearly missed.

She is survived by daughters Cheryl (Alan) Sheets of Bellville, Pam (Scott) Walters of Perrysville, and Lori (Ken) McKee of Bellville; grandchildren Stephanie (Chad) Lane, Shannon (Amanda) Sheets, Jacob (Carly) Walters, Johnathan Walters (Shelby Pipes), Bailey McKee, and Landen McKee; great-grandkids Garrett Lane, Norra Lane, Levi Sheets, and Jameson Sheets; her husband’s sister who was more like a daughter Sandy (Tom) Pollock; along with numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews.

Kay was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Roger and his parents to whom she was very close, Chester & Naomi Stevens, her infant son Bryan Keith Stevens, and her siblings Pauline, Howard, Don, and Marvin Gerhart.

The family wishes to thank the staff at Liberty Nursing Care and SouthernCare Hospice for the wonderful care and friendship shared with Kay.

Friends may call from 3 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, January 20, 2022 at Snyder Funeral Homes, Bellville Butler Chapel (81 Mill Road in Bellville).

A funeral service will honor Kay’s life on Friday at 11 a.m. at Chapel Hill United Methodist Church, 3716 Bellville North Rd, Mansfield, Ohio 44904 officiated by Rev. Donna Mills. Burial will follow at Oak Grove Memorial Park near Lexington. Memorials are suggested to Chapel Hill United Methodist Church, 3716 Bellville North Rd, Mansfield, Ohio 44904.

The Legacy Touch fingerprint PIN for Kay is: DQCBQBB9. Place an order by visiting LegacyTouch.com.

Snyder Funeral Homes, Bellville Butler Chapel is honored to care for Kay and her family. Post a memory online, watch her tribute video, and order flowers for her services at https://www.snyderfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/Kay-G-Stevens?obId=23731755#/obituaryInfo