The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Tuesday, May 28, 1996                 TAG: 9605280025
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH                        LENGTH:   17 lines

JESSE J. STEVENS

Jesse James Stevens, 70, died May 26, 1996, in a Portsmouth hospital.

Mr. Stevens, a native of Coalburg, W.Va., was a retired carpenter.

Survivors include his wife, Betty L. Stevens; three daughters, Susan E. Woolridge, Beverly H. Leary, Jessica S. Edelstein; a son, Steve C. Stevens; 12 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

A funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday by the Rev. Thomas E. Becker in Meadowbrook Memorial Mausoleum Chapel. Entombment will be in Meadowbrook Memorial Mausoleum. The family will receive friends at Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel, today from 7 to 9 p.m.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB