Obituary: Stephen Paul Bland, 36, Lebanon

Stephen Paul Bland, 36, of Lebanon, died Tuesday, March 4, 2014, at Spring View Hospital in Lebanon. He was born on Nov. 28, 1977, in Lebanon. He was a member of Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church.

He was preceded in death by his father, Joseph Ernest Bland; his paternal grandparents, Paul and Clara Bland; his maternal grandparents, Ray and Eva Fowler; paternal uncle, Ben Bland; two maternal uncles Tim Fowler and Michael Edwards; and one nephew, Joseph Tyler Bland.

Survivors include his mother, Cheryl Bland; two brothers, Joseph Raymond (Mary) Bland of Louisville, and James Michael (Rachel) Bland of Lebanon; three paternal aunts, Louise Bland of Lebanon, Jeanine (Norris) Brady of St. Joe, and Diane (Gene) Young of Louisville; four paternal uncles, Paul Wilbur (Ida Jo) Bland of Lexington, Irvin (Carolyn) Bland and Charles Myrle (Kathleen) Bland, both of Campbellsville, and Carroll (Phyllis) Bland of Lebanon; one niece, Kendall Marie Bland; four nephews, Benjamin Bland and James Timothy Bland, both of Lebanon, Andrew Bland and Haden Bland, both of Louisville; and a special friend, Leo Nally.

A Mass of Christian Burial is 11 a.m. Saturday, March 8,, 2014, at Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church with burial in the church cemetery.

Visitation is after 4 p.m. Friday, March 7, 2014, at Bosley Funeral Home in Lebanon. A prayer service is 7 p.m. Friday.

The Bosley Funeral Home in Lebanon is in charge of arrangements.

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