Charles Lee Stevens, 77, Downs
DOWNS – Charles Lee Stevens passed away on February 19, 2024. He was born June 22, 1946 in Great Bend, KS to Kathryn Elizabeth (Rychlec) and Lee William Stevens. He was raised in Heizer, KS. where they maintained the family farm and raised sheep. Charlie attended elementary school at Heizer until 1958 then moved to the Catholic Junior High School in Great Bend. He graduated from Great Bend High School in 1964 and went on to attend Emporia State University for one year and Pratt Junior College for one year before joining the United States Air Force in 1966. He spent some of his four year service time in Korea, Peru, Greenland as well as at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma. He was in Communications.