John J. Stevens, 62, Carrolltown, died Wednesday. He was born in Spangler, son of James and Bernadine (Baker) Stevens. Surviving are his wife, Sandra (Yeckley); two children: John Jr. and Melissa ...

He was called "the Genius of the Panama Canal." But Goethals felt unworthy of this title, saying that his predecessor, John F. Stevens, truly deserved it. John Stevens was appointed chief engineer ...