Obituary
Retta Ida Stephens, 90, of Big Spring, died Sept. 17, 2006, and was buried at the Garden City Cemetery. She was born Jan. 13, 1916, in Bradshaw to Lavada and Larkin Bagwell. She married Bill Stephens in 1932 and they moved to Garden City in 1946, where they owned and operated the Garden City Café for many years. She was an avid quilter, and made all her quilts by hand.
In addition to Bill, who preceded her in death in 1991, she was preceded in death by her parents, one son, Bill George Stephens and one grandson. She is survived by one son, Clifford Stephens and his wife Sharon of Lovington, N.M.; two daughters, Emma Doe of Big Spring, and Retta Moore and her husband Lee of Bastrop; one sister, Gatelee Stephens of Abilene; 13 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.