Lt. Col. Gene Searcy Stephens

1929 - 2024  (94 years)

• Name	Gene Searcy Stephens
  Title	Lt. Col.
  Nickname	Bud
  Born	11 Nov 1929	Brazos County, Texas, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	4 Jun 2024	Hudson, Pasco County, Florida, USA
  Person ID	I7669	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	George David Stephens,   b. 9 Oct 1894, Alabama, USA ,   d. 2 Feb 1977, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Hattie Mae Greer,   b. 2 Jul 1902, Brazos County, Texas, USA ,   d. 24 Jun 1991, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Married	Aug 1925	Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA
  Family ID	F3340	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Josephine Anne McCarver,   b. 5 Dec 1937, Hearne, Robertson County, Texas, USA ,   d. 15 Feb 2021, Hearne, Robertson County, Texas, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Married	3 Apr 1955	Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA
  Divorced	1 Apr 1977	Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA
  Children	+ 1. G.S. Stephens, Jr.   2. James Paris Stephens,   b. 4 Apr 1959, Bunker Hill, Miami County, Indiana, USA ,   d. 22 Oct 1993, Harris County, Texas, USA  (Age 34 years) + 3. V.R. Stephens
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2022
  Family ID	F3341	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Ora Faye Crites,   b. 11 Jan 1936, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA ,   d. 7 Nov 2000, Huxley, Shelby County, Texas, USA  (Age 64 years)
  Married	10 Jul 1979	Brazoria County, Texas, USA
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2019
  Family ID	F3343	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 11 Nov 1929 - Brazos County, Texas, USA Married - 3 Apr 1955 - Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA Divorced - 1 Apr 1977 - Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA Married - 10 Jul 1979 - Brazoria County, Texas, USA Died - 4 Jun 2024 - Hudson, Pasco County, Florida, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  LTC Gene Searcy "Bud" Stephens Obituary picture

  
  

  Documents

  Birth Certificate for Gene Searcy Stephens Name: Jean Searcy Stephens Birth Date: 11 Nov 1929 Gender: Male Birth Place: Union Hill Community, Brazos, Texas, USA Father: G. D. Stephens Father Birth Place: Texas Mother: Hattie Mae Vance Mother Birth Place: Texas Mother Residence: Anderson, Texas

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: Stephens Sr., Lt. Colonel Gene S. (USAF Retired) November 11, 1929 - June 4, 2024 Up Up and away, into the wild blue yonder! Gene (Bud) Stephens, beloved Father, died peacefully, on June 4, 2024, at the age of 94. Gene was born in Carlos, Texas to parents George and Hattie Mae Stephens. He graduated from Texas A&M University with a BS in Physical Education 1955 and the USAF flight school. Gene flew numerous combat missions during the Vietnam War, in the F-4 Tactical Fighter, and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Gene was an avid Outdoorsman and loved Scuba Diving earning the nickname "Superfish" as nobody was capable of keeping up with him underwater. An avid hunter and fisherman he was also a wonderful storyteller and could always make those in his circle laugh out loud when describing his adventures. Gene is survived by his son Gene (Steve) Stephens Jr and his daughters Victoria Stephens and Ana Nicasio. He will be dearly missed. (Published in The Bryan-College Station Eagle on June 13, 2024)