01/08/2026
LANETT MARIE STEVENSON
Lanett Marie Stevenson, age 77, of Charleston passed away on January 6, 2026 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Hospital.
Funeral services honoring her life will take place at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 10, 2026, at Schilling Funeral Home. Visitation for family and friends will be held from 11:00 a.m. until the time of the service on Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will take place at a later date.
Lanett was born on November 30, 1948, in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Robert Lee and Irene (Johnson) White. She was the second oldest of 10 children and she accepted Christ at an early age. Lanett was married to Wilford Stevenson Sr. of Chicago, Illinois, on March 28, 1970, in St. Louis, Missouri, by the late Bishop A.D. Williams at Christ Temple Church of Christ Holiness. They enjoyed 55 years of marriage.
Survivors include her husband, Wilford Stevenson Sr.; son, Wilford (Iris) Stevenson Jr.; daughter, Tisa (Jeff) Trask; grandchildren, Jeffrey Trask, James Trask, Aja Trask-Sutton, Raheem, Lee, and Nonah Hollis, Aeneas Stevenson; adopted grandchildren, Serik and Tobin; great-grandchildren, Amaya, Amari, and Ariela; siblings, Janett Reese, Norbert White, Colnett McGee, Gary White, Annett White, Minnett Blair, and Kerry White; and a host of cousins, nieces, and nephews; and special friends, Carol Dudley and Madina Mason.
Lanett was preceded in death by her parents; and siblings, Darnett White and Robert White.
Memorial donations in her honor may be given to Schilling Funeral Home. Online condolences may be expressed at www.schillingfuneralhome.net or Schilling Funeral Home’s page.