Ruth Helen Van Buren Stevens

Ruth Helen Van Buren Stevens was called home on May 12, 2013 surrounded by her family in Goodyear, Arizona at the Cancer Treatment Centers of America. Born June 25, 1949, in St. Clair County, Bellville Illinois, she was the daughter of Jacob Howard and Alice Richardson Van Buren and the oldest of four daughters. She showed her excellence in leadership early by graduating valedictorian from Warsaw High School in 1967. Ruth was a successful entrepreneur for over 40 years, traveling to 39 countries and touching thousands of lives as a powerful leader and mentor. Her many tremendous accomplishments over the years are too many to enumerate, but her greatest passion was her family, whom she loved and served faithfully throughout her life. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister and friend. Ruth is preceded in death by her father, Jacob Howard Van Buren. Her survivors include: husband, Curtis Stevens of Las Vegas, Nevada; mother Alice Van Buren of Fulton, Missouri; son Michael (Carrie) Knapp of Bloomington, Idaho; daughter Michelle (Jason) Glass of Las Vegas, Nevada; grandchildren: Weston, Sophie, Lilyann, Esther, and Brighton; and her sisters: Sue Ann (Kenny) Jackson of Fulton, Missouri; Karen (Bill) Kahler of Warsaw, Missouri; Sharon Van Buren of Warsaw, Missouri; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Services will be held on May 22, 2013 at 10:00am at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on 375 North Hollywood Blvd., Las Vegas, Nevada 89110. Following the service there will be a graveside service at Palm Northwest Mortuary 6701 North Jones Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89131.