C.W. Stevens

CAIRO, Ill. -- C.W. "Slick" Stevens, 80, of Cairo died Saturday, Sept. 7, 2002, at Daystar Care Center in Cairo.

He was born June 29, 1922, in Miller City, Ill.

He attended Cairo Baptist Church and was owner of Cache Repair Company.

He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. He was a member of the Cairo Masonic Lodge 237 A.F.&A.M, having served as past master. He was a York and Scottish Rite Mason and member of the AINAD Shrine Temple and the K.I.M. Shrine Club, where he was a past president. He was a lifetime member of the VFW.

Survivors include two sons, Herbert Washam of Cairo and Billy Joe Washam of Miller City; two brothers, Dan Stevens of Oklahoma and Bob Stevens of Miami, Fla.; a sister, Nina Klapp of Bloomington, Ind.; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary M. Stevens.

Arrangements are incomplete at Barkett Funeral Home in Cairo.