Walter Leon Stevens died Monday, Nov. 15, 2010, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Jackson. He was 72.

Born in Holly Bluff, Mr. Stevens had been a Vicksburg resident most of his life. He was a veteran of the Air Force and was retired from Illinois Central Railroad.

He is survived by three sons, Raymond Todd Stevens of Tupelo, Michael Kelly Stevens of Houston, Texas, and Charles Stevens of Jackson; one daughter, Patricia Lynn Waite of Gonzales, La.; two sisters, Jeanette Roberts of Vicksburg and Evelyn Hicks of Panama City, Fla.; and 17 grandchildren.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Green Acres Memorial Park. Visitation will be at Glenwood Funeral Home from noon Wednesday until the service.