Marilyn Miller Johnson Stevens, 86, of Baileyville, IL passed away Sunday, June 9, 2024, at FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport, Illinois surrounded by her family and friends.
Born January 6, 1938 in the Santa Fe community of Maury County, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Earl Johnson and the late Laura Adele Sowell Johnson. She was a 1955 graduate of Santa Fe High School. In 1956, she married Lloyd Duffield and moved to Illinois. In 1975, she married Paul Dorsey who preceded her in death June 30, 1993. On June 10, 1995, she married Donald Lee Stevens who preceded her in death June 15, 2019.
Marilyn worked at Honeywell Microswitch in Freeport for several years. For 48 years, she owned and operated Kind Kare Kennels. She loved taking care of her furry customers as well as the many she raised and adopted. She had a special place in her heart for her pets Isabelle and Sammie. Marilyn loved traveling back to Tennessee to see her family and friends. She was a member of Nort

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