Cover photo for Shirley Dillane "Dilly" Stevens's Obituary
Shirley Dillane "Dilly" Stevens Profile Photo

Shirley Dillane "Dilly" Stevens

July 17, 1929 — January 12, 2023

Charleston

Shirley Dillane "Dilly" Stevens

Shirley Dillane “Dilly” Stevens, of Charleston, SC, died peacefully on Thursday, January 12, 2023 at her home in Charleston. Dilly was born July 17, 1929 in Toronto, Ontario. She was predeceased by her husband, John Hayden Stevens, sons: Peter Thurston Stevens and John MacDonald Stevens.  Dilly is survived by her son Mark Hayden Stevens (wife Jennifer) and her grandchildren: Suzanna, Alexandra and Nicholas Stevens.  Dilly received her BS degree from the University of Oregon, School of Journalism and was a member of Kappa Tau Alpha Honor Society. Dilly worked for Time Magazine in NYC during the 1950’s while also volunteering at the United Nations.  After leaving NYC for Eugene, Oregon, Dilly became President of the Eugene Symphony Women's Guild. Since moving to Charleston, South Carolina in 1981, Dilly has been active with First (Scots) Presbyterian Church. She also served on the board of the Garden Club and HELP.  

Her funeral service will be held in First (Scots) Presbyterian Church Cemetery, 53 Meeting Street, Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at 11am. 

Memorials may be made to First (Scots) Presbyterian Church, 53 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC 29401. 

A memorial message may be sent to the family by visiting our website at www.jhenrystuhr.com.

To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Shirley Dillane "Dilly" Stevens, please visit our flower store.

Past Services

Funeral Service

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

11:00am - 12:00 pm (Eastern time)

First Scotts Presbyterian Church

53 Meeting St, Charleston, SC 29401

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Guestbook

Visits: 97

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Send Flowers

Send Flowers

Plant A Tree

Plant A Tree