MARJORY STEVENSON
July 19, 1930-Feb. 21, 2015
A celebration of life service for Marjory Stevenson, 84, Coos Bay, Ore., will be held at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at Baycrest Memory Care, 955 Kentucky Ave. in Coos Bay.
Private cremation rites were held at Ocean View Memory Gardens in Coos Bay.
Marjory was born July 19, 1930, in Port Glasgow, Scotland, to Hugh and Catherine "Grace" McKechnie.
She passed away Feb. 21, 2015, in Coos Bay.
Marjory moved with her family to London, England, before she was 5 years old. She returned to Scotland at age 8, being sent on the train with her 3-year-old sister to escape the bombings of World War II. She lived near Strathaven, Scotland, with her aunt, Mamie Grace, and attended Catholic boarding school near Glasgow during the war.
After the war, her parents moved to Beith, Scotland, and she joined them there for her last year at Spier's before University.
Marjory graduated from Glasgow Royal with a degree in nursing, and worked at various hospitals in Scotland and the Channel Islands before moving to Canada in 1956.
Marjory met and married Robert Bliss Stevenson. They had one son, Calum (Sandy) Robert Stevenson, and initially lived on the road for Bob's job before settling in Las Vegas, Nev., for a few years.
The family then lived in Morocco and England before returning to the United States.
After a year in Sacramento, they moved to Goldsboro, N.C., where Marjory spent the next 30 years of her life.
She worked at O'Berry, then Wayne Memorial Hospital, where she retired as nurse manager of the newborn nursery.
Marjory volunteered in the emergency room after retiring.
She was a member of New Hope Friends while she resided in North Carolina.
She relocated to Oregon in 2006 to be near her son and his family.
Marjory's interests included her native Scotland, animals, especially dogs, and painting. She loved her family so much.
Marjory is survived by her son, Calum and his wife, Barbara, of North Bend; grandchildren, Kelsey Stevenson and Ian Stevenson of North Bend and Alina Stevenson of Eugene; brother, Ewen McKechnie and wife, Jane, of San Rafael; sister, Moira Hearne of Guernsey, UK; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert, and her parents.
Memorial contributions in Marjory's name may be made to the Humane Society of the United States, 2100 L St. N.W., Washington, D.C., 20037
Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131.
Friends and family are encouraged to sign the online guest book at www.coosbayareafunerals.com.
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Published in Obituaries on March 3, 2015 1:49 PM