William Thomas "Tom" Stephens, Sr. 83, Elizabethton, passed away Sunday, July 9, 2023 in the Ivy Hall Nursing Home. He was born February 27, 1940 in LaFollette, Tennessee to the late Edward Washington & Mary Frost Stephens. He had lived most of his life in Carter County. He was a 1958 graduate of Elizabethton High School where he played on the Cyclone Football Team and East Tennessee State University with a Degree in Chemistry. He served in the United States Navy. Tom was a retired Marketing Representative for Eastman Chemical. He was of the Christian Faith. Tom loved antiques and going to yard sales. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters Rebecca Dennis and Nancy Howell.

Survivors include his wife of 60 years: Carol Boyd Stephens. Four Children: William Thomas Stephens, Jr., Holly Springs, North Carolina, Heather Stephens, Greensboro, North Carolina, Edward (Jane) Stephens, Greensboro and Holly (Michael) Shoun, Raleigh, North Carolina. Nine Grandchildren: Hannah (Michael) James, Rachel Ann Stephens, Margaret McKinney, Jack Stephens, Charlie Stephens, Lilly Stephens, Macie Shoun, Parker Shoun and Mia Shoun. His four legged buddies: Buster & Belle.

The family will receive friends from 5 to 6 p.m. Saturday July 15, 2023 in the funeral home. Interment of the cremains will be at a later date. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made in memory of Tom to the Elizabethton-- Carter County Animal Shelter, 253 Sycamore Shoals Drive, Elizabethton, Tenn. 37643. Condolences may be sent to the family at our web-site www.memorialfcelizabethton.com.

Memorial Funeral Chapel is serving the Stephens family