Willie Stevens

Willie A. Stevens was born October 7, 1984, in Fairfield, Alabama, and grew up surrounded by family who remembered him as the youngest of three children. Known affectionately as “Munchie,” Willie came of age in the Bessemer school system and graduated from Jess Lanier High School. He later attended Stillman College for a time and held a variety of jobs in the Birmingham area, including work with McDonald’s, UAB Escort Services, and GCR Tires.

Faith and community were important to Willie. He was raised in the Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church, where he served with the youth usher board, sang in the youth choir, and participated as a stepper. Those who knew him remember a young man who joined in the life of his church and stayed connected to the people who mattered most to him.

Willie was a loving father to his son Avonte’ Moffett and daughter Adalynn Z. Stevens and is remembered by his mother Queen Stevens, his father Willie A. Cameron, sisters Andrea and Kia, brother Jamaal, and a wide circle of extended family and friends. Family gatherings, the ties of close cousins and a devoted uncle, and his place in the local community were central parts of his life.

Funeral services honoring Willie were held in March 2015, and he was laid to rest at Lincoln Cemetery. Those who knew Willie recall his laughter, his presence at family and school events, and the small everyday ways he brightened the lives around him. He is remembered with love by his family and community.