Helen Gay Dr. Stephenson, Phd

Dr. Helen Gay Stephenson PhD, 86, passed away July 3, 2012 at Hospice of Wake County. Born in Raleigh, she was the only child of the late P.C. and Nan Jones Kemp. She grew up in Greenville, N.C., where she graduated from Greenville High School in 1943, then later received her Bachelors and Masters degrees from ECU, where she met and married her 1st husband Bruce, who predeceased her. She was a pioneer in speech therapy in the Raleigh area schools and helped to start the North Carolina Speech, Hearing and Language Association, and was a past-president of the organization. She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma Society. She received her PhD degree from UNC and taught as a Special Education Assistant Professor at ECU until her retirement. Survivors include one daughter Carolyn Shackelford (Jerry) and one son Bruce Sloan and his wife Marie; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren plus one soon-to-be born. She was also preceded in death by her 2nd husband Leo. Helen was a born again believer in Jesus Christ, the Risen Savior. She will be greatly missed by her family. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Garner. Visitation will be from 12 noon until 2 PM on Saturday July 7, 2012 in the sanctuary at First Baptist, followed by the funeral service at 2:30 PM. Burial will be on Sunday July 8th at 3 PM at Pinewood Memorial Park 4150 East 10th St. Greenville, NC.