Oklahoma City, OK - Mrs. EmiLea Stephens, 85, of Ada, Oklahoma, passed away on July 28, 2026, in Oklahoma City. EmiLea was born on August 21, 1940, in Council Hill, Oklahoma, to Clifford Martin Crittenden and Violet Elizabeth Wood Crittenden. She graduated from Council Hill High School in 1959 before earning her bachelor's degree in education from Northeastern State University and her master's degree from Connors State College. On August 15, 1965, she married the love of her life, Lowell Dean Stephens, at Elm Grove Baptist Church in Council Hill. She is survived by her son, Lane Stephens and his wife, Apryl Boyd-Stephens; and her grandsons, Brennan Stephens and Jayden Boyd.