Edith Jewell (Todd) Stephens

May 10, 1936 - March 22, 2019

Edith Jewell (Todd) Stephens, 82, a long-time resident of Madisonville, TX; passed away on Friday; March 22, 2019 in Cleveland, TX. Graveside services are scheduled for 11AM on Wednesday; March 27, 2019 at Mount Tabor Cemetery in Madisonville, TX with Bro. Warren Hunt officating. Edith was born on May 10, 1936 in Madison County, TX to Horace and Bama (Adams) Todd. She graduated from Madisonville High School and had her cosmetology license but spent her life dedicated to being a housewife and mother. Edith was baptized at Melrose Baptist Church in Houston, TX, and at the time of her death, she was a member of Crossroads Baptist Church in Cleveland, TX. She enjoyed shopping, watching tv, working crossword puzzles, boating with her husband in Galveston, TX, and playing with her granddaughter, Ashley. Edith liked to go on long drives enjoying the scenery with her husband which often ended with a stop at McDonalds's for an ice cream cone! Edith was preceded in death by her parents; her brothers, Grady Todd and Glenn Todd; her husband, Calvin Stephens; and her sons, Timothy Colquitt and Jerry Stephens. Edith is survived by her granddaughter, Ashley Dawn Beeman and her husband Daemon Beeman and her great granddaughter, Addyson James.