Mr. and Mrs. Stephens can be found in row seven of the Garden of Dalton, their final resting places marked by government-issued military headstones on a granite base, separated by a vase holder. Mr. Stephens's service is noted on his headstone, which reads:
Fred W Stephens
PFC US Army
World War II
Dec 25 1910 Sep 6 1982
[Christian cross]
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Mrs. Stephens's reads:
Olive Lee Stephens
Beloved wife and mother
Aug 20 1916
Oct 30 2017
[Christian cross]
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The Denton ISD has a nice page about Mrs. Stephens, composed when she was still with us, and it provides some background about this amazing lady:
Olive Stephens Elementary, founded in 2008, is named after the former mayor of Shady Shores, who led the town for nearly four decades and was an active member in the community for more than 50 years.
Mrs. Stephens served Shady Shores for more than 50 years in various capacities, including 10 years as a town council member and 38 years as its mayor. Under her leadership, she helped lead the town from a fishing village to an active, fast-growing community.
In 1957, Mrs. Stephens and her family purchased acreage, which she still owns, in the Shady Shores area. In 1960, the Town of Shady Shores was incorporated with a population of about 200 residents. The first town meetings were conducted at the Stephens General Store, which was located at the corner of Shady Shores and Lakeshore.
In 1963, she began officially serving the town on its first town council. She was elected mayor in 1973 and continued in that position until 2011. In 1974, she became a member of the Lake Cities Chamber of Commerce. She spearheaded a group, Firefighter Friends of Shady Shores, to get a new truck for the town. They collected $2,100, which was used as a down payment.
The Lake Cities Chamber of Commerce named her Citizen of the Year in 1984. The Denton County Historical Foundation named her secretary of that group in 1991. Mrs. Stephens received the United Way Life Membership Certificate and the Mildred and Taylor Hawk Award from the Denton County Historical Foundation in 2000.
One of her legacies to the community is that Mrs. Stephens has been able to conduct numerous fundraisers to keep the town from having to increase taxes, an accomplishment that lasted until 2002. Her fundraising included ceramic classes where residents sold their crafts to fund the fire department and library as well as garage sales and pancake dinners and Friday night dominoes. Through her fundraising efforts, Shady Shores built a new community center and paid for it in cash.
As a token of their appreciation, Mrs. Stephens' Shady Shores friends designed and built Olive's Garden as a tribute to her dedication and contribution to her community.
You'll find Olive's Garden on the grounds of Shady Shores Town Hall, also located at the corner of Shady Shores and Lakeshore.
Findagrave has some complementary reading (slight edits):
She was a member of the local Home Demonstration Club for a number of years and co-founder of the Lake Cities Library. In 1963, she was elected to the Shady Shores City Council and serve in that capacity until 1973 when she was successfully elected Mayor. She was undefeated as Mayor until 2011 when she announced that she would not seek another term of office. She served on the Denton County American Cancer Society Board for 25 years and was a member of the Denton County Historical Society for a number of years. Her favorite accomplishment was serving on Denco 9-1-1. She was appointed to serve on the steering committee to organize a campaign to establish 9-1-1 in Denton County in 1989. She was then appointed to the Board of Denco 9-1-1 and served in that capacity until 2013. Mayor Stephens was like a library of tribal knowledge about Denton County Texas, receiving numerous awards for her volunteer efforts to make Shady Shores and Denton County a better place for the citizens.
Musician Al Dexter, known for his "Pistol Packin' Mama", is also buried here at Roselawn, and he, too, was a key player in getting Shady Shores established.