Katherine Wheat Stevens

Katherine Wheat Stevens, 80, of Salisbury, NC, died on October 5, 2023. She was born in Lewisburg, TN, in 1943 to Dr. Thomas and Frances Wheat. At age 8, she lost her father to illness and later gained Sam Bobo as a stepfather. She had two younger siblings, Judy and Adrian, and gained an older stepsister (Rosemary) when her mom remarried. She attended school in Lewisburg and then in Shelbyville, TN, where she graduated from Central High School. Katherine started her college career with a Merit Scholarship to Vanderbilt. It was cut short by a major illness. She later attended Community College in California, followed by California State University, Long Beach, to earn a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration (Accounting). She was first married to David Hulan, and they had two children, Roy and Rachel. Roy had significant medical problems and died young. Her second husband, Alonzo Atkins (deceased), gave her one more child, Emerald. When her girls were in their young teens, she married Russell Stevens (third time was a charm), to whom she stayed married for almost 42 years. He brought two children into the marriage, Naomi and John. She was preceded in death by her parents, Dr. Thomas Wheat and Frances; her son Roy,; her brother, Dr. Thomas A Wheat; her stepfather, Sam Bobo; her stepsister, Rosemary Curtis and Rosemary’s husband Dave. Surviving family members include her husband, Russell Stevens, and her children, Rachel Hulan & husband, Ron Striewig, Emerald Pickett, Naomi Caster & her husband, Chris, John Stevens & and his wife, Rachael. She has a surviving sister Drs. Judy Wood and her husband, Chad, and seven grandchildren, Bri Joy Stevens, Grant Striewig, John Stevens, Jr., Daniel Pickett, Caleb Stevens, Joan Caster, and Hannah Caster. Visitation will be at Summersett Funeral Home, Salisbury, on October 9th from 6 to 7:30 PM. The funeral and burial will be at Back Creek Presbyterian Church in Mt. Ulla at 11 AM on October 10th. Donations in Kathy’s honor in lieu of flowers can be made to the Wallace Cancer Institute, Salisbury, NC. Summersett Funeral Home is serving the Stevens family. Online condolences may be made at www.summersettfuneralhome.com.

Katherine Wheat Stevens

January 25, 1943 - October 5, 2023