Wilbur C. Stevens, Jr., on September 24, 2016, of Williamstown. Age 80. Wilbur leaves behind Josiane (Divanach) and their children Christophe and Christine (Timothy). Loving grandfather of Annelise, Marielle, Lauren and Jennifer. Dear brother of David (Ann). He is also survived by his niece Dawn and nephew David.

Wilbur Clark Stevens Jr. was born, the son of Wilbur Sr. and Ina, on February 10th, 1936 in Pleasantville, NJ. His brother, Dave, remembers moving from what is now Cherry Hill to East Camden after the end of the Second World War. He and his brother used to ride in the rumble seat of a 1934 Chevy on their way to attend services at the Church of the Nazarene in Crammer Hill.
Wilbur was a veteran who served in the United Sates Air Force. He spent some time stationed at Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas. Later, he served at Dreux Air Force Base near Paris, France. He was part of the Military Air Transport Service where he served as a flight engineer in a Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, which is an American military transport aircraft. It was in France that Wilbur would meet his future wife, Josiane (Josie). Wilbur loved flying. So much so, that he worked on his private pilot license at Cross Keys Airport after he returned to the United States.
After serving his country, he continued to serve his community. From about 1968 to 1978, he was a volunteer fireman with the Whitman Square Volunteer Fire Department as well as a volunteer police officer for the Washington Township Police Department. He also served as a musician with the Salvation Army and donated to organizations like Boys Town, Operation Smile, and the Ronald MacDonald House.
For a time, Wilbur worked with his brother installing fences with the Anchor Fence Company. He worked at Westinghouse as an electronics engineer in Philadelphia on IBM computer mainframes like the well-known UNIVAC. He also worked at Boeing Vertol on CH-47 Chinook helicopters in Morton PA. His last profession was as a truck driver. Dave says his brother really enjoyed driving tractor trailers across the country.
In 1981, Wilbur was involved in an accident while driving his tractor trailer. His vehicle fell more than fifty feet over a bridge on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. This left him paralyzed from the waist down. He was only 45 years old at the time. In a letter Wilbur wrote in November, 2013 he said, “…if it wasn’t for my accident I would not have found Christ as my Savior.” What most might see as a tragedy, Wilbur eventually saw as a Blessing.
Wilbur is survived by his wife, Josiane Stevens, his son Christophe Stevens, his daughter Christine Stevens (Timothy Walker), his brother David Stevens (Ann), his four grand-children Annelise Walker, Marielle Walker, Lauren Stevens and Jennifer Stevens, his niece Dawn Bill (William) and nephew David Stevens Jr. (Dawn).

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing Friday 9:00-10:30 AM at the Egizi Funeral Home 119 Ganttown Rd., Washington Twp. Funeral service 10:30 AM. Interment, Pleasantville, Cemetery, Pleasantville. Condolences may be shared with the family at www.egizifuneral.com

“Do not be sad, for today I walk with Jesus.”