LYNDON, Kan. – LaVera Jane Stephens, 85, passed away Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, at Stormont-Vail Hospital, Topeka, Kan. She was born Feb. 25, 1940, in Odessa, Mo., the daughter of James and Lillie (Ward) Williams.
LaVera grew up in Odessa, and had lived in Osage City, Kan., before moving to Lyndon, Kan., in 1986.
LaVera was a homemaker, she sold Tupperware, and worked for Osage Products for 10 years.
In Lyndon, she was the owner of the A&L Cafe, where she cooked, waitressed, cleaned and did everything that was needed.
On Feb. 18, 1960, LaVera was united in marriage to Arthur “Art” Stephens, in Lyndon.
LaVera was preceded in death by her husband, Art, on Feb. 20, 2023; her parents, James and Lillie; and several siblings.
LaVera is survived by her two sons, Charles “Chuck” Mayfield, Osage City, and Arthur John Stephens Jr. and wife, Tabitha, of Deland, Fla.; two daughters, Connie Hensley and husband, Todd, Reading, Kan., and Darlene Potter and husband, Gary, Osage City; two sisters, Wanda Langley, Carbondale, Kan., and Clara Wakeman, Oak Grove, Mo.; seven grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; and other relatives and friends.
Cremation will take place and private family services will be held at a later date. LaVera and Art will be inurned in the Osage City Cemetery.
Condolences can be left at feltnerfuneralhome.com.
