Diana Hays Stevens

On April 22,2022, Diana Stevens died at the age of 76. She was born to WT and Marie Hays in Jackson Mississippi in October, 1945. She was married to Andrew Stevens and had two sons.

Diana received a degree in biology from the the University of Southern Mississippi and then earned a national certification in Medical Technology after attending school in Pittsburgh. She put the certification to use in labs in doctor’s offices across the country while moving to follow her husband’s work. She loved travel and hiking. She  and her husband combined these in hikes in the eastern and western parts of the United States and parts of Europe. Her genealogy hobby took her through decades of research and led her to discover some new relatives but was always in pursuit of elusive records. She also enjoyed many vacation weeks on the Atlantic beaches in North and South Carolina. She went through motherhood, interests and work with zest and made many friends along the way.

Diana is preceded in death by her mother, Marie, and her father, WT. She is survived by her husband, Andrew and two sons, Andrew and Jeremy and six grandchildren.

Her ashes will be scattered at one of her favorite beaches in South Carolina.