Virginia Stephens
b. 10 March 1920, d. 3 March 1995
- Father: Charles Edmund Stephens d. 21 October 1934
- Mother: Leila A. Harris b. circa 1890, d. 24 November 1970
- Virginia Stephens was born on 10 March 1920.
- The following appeared on 30 July 1946 in the San Antonio Light: Prominent among middle-aislers of the future is Miss Virginia Stephens, daughter of Mrs. Charles Edmund Stephens and the late Dr. Stephens, whose engagement is announced to Dr. Kenneth Wilson Thomas, son of Dr. James H. Thomas and the late Mrs. Thomas of West Texas. The wedding isplanned for the early part of September. Miss Stephens, granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Clayton Harris, attended Sullins college, Richmond, Va. and received her B. A. degree from George Washington university, Washington, D. C., where she was a member of the kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. She was a member of the 1941 debutante coterie presented by the German club and was introduced at a tea and dance given by her mother in the St. Anthony hotel. She is a member of the Girls' Cotillion club. Dr. Thomas attended Baylor university, Waco and received his D. D. S. degree from Baylor college of Dentistry in Dallas, where he was a member of the Psi Omega dental fraternity. He served four years in the army in which he held the rank of major. He is a member of the German club, the Christmas Cotillion club and the Order of the Alamo. A similar article appeared the following day in the San Antonio Express.
- She married Kenneth Wilson Thomas, son of Dr. James H. Thomas and Beaulah Effie (?), on 4 September 1946.
- The following appeared on 5 September 1946 in the San Antonio Light: In a candlelight ceremony Wednesday evening at the Mann Memorial chapel of Laurel Heights Methodist church, Miss Virginia Stephens, daughter of Mrs. Charles Edmund Stephens and the late Dr. Stephens, became the bride of Dr. Kenneth Wilson Thomas. Dr. Thomas is the son of Dr. James H. Thomas and the late Mrs. Thomas of West. [sic] Bishop John M. Moore of Dallas, [great] uncle of the bride-elect, officiated before members of the immediate families. Miss Jane McIntosh, organist, accompanied Miss Frances Lanier Smith, who sang the nuptial solos. Miss Ruth Stephens was her sister's only attendant. She wore a white silk jersey dress with a matching pleated bandeaux and carried a bouquet of white gladioli. The bride, given in Marriage by her grandfather, John Clayton Harris, was lovely in an ivory brocaded satin gown fashioned with a full skirt, long torso, marquisette yoke and long sleeves. Her ginger-tip veil was caught to a coronet of Chantilly lace embroidered with seed pearls. Dr. William A. Blueher of Albuquerque, N. M. was best man. A reception was held in the Minuet room of the Menger hotel. Mrs. H. S. Tullos, sister of the groom, assisted in receiving. Members of the house party included Mesdames Hubert Jackson, Kirby Atwood, W. Talbot Foster, Frank Huntress Jr., Alfred Beckmann, James McNamara, Jack Hardie, James Wiley Higgs Jr., Andrew Thompson, V. D. Want, Van Wyck Brinkerhoff, John H. White, Robert Raney, Donald Test and Misses Mary Jane Tullos and Pauline Strickland. Misses Bobbie Lentz and Almeda Towns were in charge of the bride's book. After a three-week trip to New Mexico and Arizona, the couple will make their home at 103 East Wildwood.
- She was mentioned in the obituary of Leila A. Harris that appeared on 25 November 1970 in the San Antonio Express: Mrs. Charles Edumnd (Leila Harris) Stephens, 80, of 318 Park Lane Drive, died Tuesday. Survivors include two daughters and six grandchildren. Services will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Laurel Heights Methodist Church, followed by private burial in City Cemetery, Porter Loring directing.
- The SSDI lists San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, as the last residence of record of Virginia Stephens.
- Virginia Stephens died on 3 March 1995 at age 74 in Bexar County, Texas.
- Last Edited: 25 Nov 2007