Deacon John Henry Stevenson

John Henry Stevenson was born and raised in a God-fearing home to the late Rev. Leo T. and Utensil Jackson – Stevenson in Florence, South Carolina on May 24, 1930. Educated in the Florence, South Carolina public school system and later moved to Connecticut where he worked for Winchester Repeating Arms, Arrow Laboratories and then retired from Plasticrete in 1992 after working for approximately 30 years. John remembering his spiritual foundation immediately upon relocating to Connecticut attended St. Matthews Unison Free Will Church and later attending Shiloh Baptist Church in the late sixties, where he joined in 1970. John didn’t just attend and join, he worked diligently in the ministry devoted and true to the calling on his life. John was ordained Deacon John H. Stevenson in November 1975, where he served as Chairman of the Deacon Board. In 1983, Deacon Stevenson founded the Shiloh Male Chorus. He was affectionately known as “Shiloh’s Singing Deacon” and remained faithful to both until his transition. On Wednesday August 16, 2017 at approximately 5:20pm, God dispatched one of His angels to pluck another one of His fullest blooms for His bouquet. Deacon John Henry Stevenson fell into a deep sleep in the arms of the Master and felt no fear, because his ticket had been purchased and his reservation made at an early age to enter his eternal life with Christ. A week before his transition he said, “I Got The Victory!”. He loved spending time with family and friends, traveling and taking his boat out to fish. Our beloved patriarch will forever be remembered as an honorable man who loved the Lord, his family and his friends. He was a faithful, dedicated and anointed servant. His precious memories will be cherished by daughters; Rosalind McKinnie (Walter), Sharon James-Boyd (Eugene), Mary Levy (Richard), all of New Haven, CT; Dolores Shaw (Ernest) of Columbia, SC; sons Selven Parson of San Diego, CA, Marvin Henderson (Carol), Leroy Henderson all of New Haven, CT., sisters Dr. Marjorie S. Barr of Forestville, MD., Almenia S. Williams of Washington, DC, and Zelmar S. Gordon (John) of Fort Washington, MD., 25 grandchildren; 31 great grandchildren; 2 great-great grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephew family. Three sons preceded him in death; John H. Stevenson Jr., Alvin Stevenson, and Anthony Stevenson Sr.; grandsons, Frederick R. James Jr., Desmond Shaw, John-Claude Anthony James Sr.; brother Leo Stevenson; sisters; Oza S. Coleman, Eddie Ruth Washington, Creola S. Gregg, Rosa S. Smith, and Louvenia Vorn.

Deacon John Henry Stevenson

May 24, 1930 - August 16, 2017