Dan Hoffman Stevens, who loved Blythewood as few others could, died Thursday, December 13, 2018. He was one of three children born to the late Mary Hoffman Stevens Woods and Wallace Sims Stevens.

Dan was born on November 3, 1928 and was raised amidst his family in the heart of Blythewood, which then was a very rural village. He attended Blythewood High School where he played on the first football team. He entered the United States Marine Corp and served in the Quarter Masters Department in Tsingtao, China. Mr. Stevens was retired from Colonial Stores and was a lifelong member of Sandy Level Baptist Church; where he was a Sunday school teacher, a deacon, trustee and member of the Men's NO. 2 Sunday School Class. He was also a member of the Prime Timers, where he drove the church bus for the seniors to go on many wonderful trips. He was known by his faith in the Lord and found great strength in reading daily from his favorite Bible. Friends referred to him as the man who walked the talk.

Mr. Stevens is survived by his loving wife of 66 years, Bobbie Raines Stevens; daughter, Marianne Sharpe (Heyward); son, Dan Hoffman Stevens, Jr. (Cindy); five grandchildren, Suzie Sharpe (Joey), Boone Stevens (Dee Dee), Joni Baker (Bubba), Betsy Johnson (Tim), Buckner Hagood (Lindsay); nine great-grandchildren; sister, Sarah Lois Riley of Florence, and a host of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by one sister, Mildred Thigpen; two brothers-in-law, Albert Thigpen and Cecil Riley.

The funeral service for Mr. Stevens will be held 1 o'clock Sunday, December 16th, at Sandy Level Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends on Saturday, December 15th from 4 until 6 o'clock at Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, 7600 Trenholm Road Ext.

The family would like to express their gratitude to his caregivers for their timeless effort and dedication in the loving care they provided to Mr. Stevens. Until the end, Dan approached life with ease, clarity and purpose.

Memorial contributions may be made to Sandy Level Baptist Church, 408 Blythewood Road, Blythewood, SC 29016 or Bible Broadcasting Network, PO Box 7300, Charlotte, NC 28254.