Verla M. Stevens, 96, of Galva, passed away at 8:20 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, at the home of her son in La Fayette.

She was born on March 13, 1930, in rural La Fayette, the daughter of Elmer Raymond and Lena May (Janes) Orwig. She married DeWayne F. Stevens on March 12, 1950, and he preceded her in death on Oct. 23, 2022.

Survivors include her three sons; Raymond (Darlene) Stevens of Galesburg, Kirk (Virginia) Stevens of Altona and Burt (Colleen) Stevens of La Fayette, four daughters; Linda Getter of Victoria, Sue (John) Hutto of Metairie, La., Sarah Filson of Galva and Jan (Brad) Poland of Monroe, Iowa, 13 grandchildren; Bryan, Sandra, Kyle, Kim, Crystal, Tiffany, Elizabeth, Verla, Michael, Amanda, Connor, Tanner and Hunter and 18 great grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by her parents, three brothers; Harold, Dallas and Donnie, a sister, Marjorie Johnson, a son, Daniel and a daughter, Marsha Brady.

Verla graduated from La Fayette High School in 1948. In her early years she had worked at Lily-Tulip in Galva but mainly was a farmwife tending to her family. She was a member of La Fayette United Methodist Church. She enjoyed quilting, needlepointing and doing jigsaw puzzles and word search puzzles She especially enjoyed helping on the farm with her husband.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 18 at Rux Funeral Home in Galva with Pastor John Hauk officiating. A visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 17 at the funeral home. The burial will be in Galva Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the La Fayette United Methodist Church or to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.