{"id":3560,"date":"2023-01-28T09:54:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-28T13:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=3560"},"modified":"2023-01-28T10:55:13","modified_gmt":"2023-01-28T14:55:13","slug":"michelle-stevens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=3560","title":{"rendered":"In Loving Memory of Michelle Stevens"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-3561\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/michellestevens001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"263\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/michellestevens001.jpg\" alt=\"Michelle Stevens\" class=\"wp-image-3561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/michellestevens001.jpg 263w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/michellestevens001-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Michelle Stevens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Michelle Stevens was an entertainer out of Chillicothe and Columbus, Ohio.  Many can vividly remember Michelle front and center at a pageant with her booming voice yelling &#8220;Lalalalala. Work it fish!&#8221; or some other form of cheering support. We sadly lost Michelle in January of 2023. Several of Michelle&#8217;s friends describe her sweetness <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">We support the artistry that was Michelle Stevens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>&nbsp;Titles and Awards<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=28738\">Miss Gay Metropolitan America 2003<\/a><\/strong><br>Prelim to Miss Gay Ohio America<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/michellestevens001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"263\" height=\"350\" data-id=\"3561\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/michellestevens001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/michellestevens001.jpg 263w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/michellestevens001-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Michelle Stevens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/11205176_1386322358363627_2865725312053488509_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" data-id=\"22073\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/11205176_1386322358363627_2865725312053488509_n.jpg\" alt=\"Michelle Stevens\" class=\"wp-image-22073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/11205176_1386322358363627_2865725312053488509_n.jpg 720w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/11205176_1386322358363627_2865725312053488509_n-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/11205176_1386322358363627_2865725312053488509_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/11205176_1386322358363627_2865725312053488509_n-326x435.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/11205176_1386322358363627_2865725312053488509_n-700x933.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Michelle Stevens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/11149421_1381421885520341_2980317107747035443_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"885\" data-id=\"22074\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/11149421_1381421885520341_2980317107747035443_n.jpg\" alt=\"Michelle Stevens\" class=\"wp-image-22074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/11149421_1381421885520341_2980317107747035443_n.jpg 720w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/11149421_1381421885520341_2980317107747035443_n-122x150.jpg 122w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/11149421_1381421885520341_2980317107747035443_n-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/11149421_1381421885520341_2980317107747035443_n-326x401.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/11149421_1381421885520341_2980317107747035443_n-700x860.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Michelle Stevens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/11179960_1381421872187009_2554254194069796636_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"926\" data-id=\"22075\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/11179960_1381421872187009_2554254194069796636_n.jpg\" alt=\"Michelle Stevens\" class=\"wp-image-22075\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/11179960_1381421872187009_2554254194069796636_n.jpg 720w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/11179960_1381421872187009_2554254194069796636_n-117x150.jpg 117w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/11179960_1381421872187009_2554254194069796636_n-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/11179960_1381421872187009_2554254194069796636_n-326x419.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/11179960_1381421872187009_2554254194069796636_n-700x900.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Michelle Stevens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/10731216_1381421848853678_393131774513283622_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" data-id=\"22076\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/10731216_1381421848853678_393131774513283622_n.jpg\" alt=\"Michelle Stevens\" class=\"wp-image-22076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/10731216_1381421848853678_393131774513283622_n.jpg 640w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/10731216_1381421848853678_393131774513283622_n-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/10731216_1381421848853678_393131774513283622_n-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/10731216_1381421848853678_393131774513283622_n-326x489.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Michelle Stevens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/1966156_618626564872838_2115599312_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"22078\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/1966156_618626564872838_2115599312_o-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Michelle Stevens\" class=\"wp-image-22078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/1966156_618626564872838_2115599312_o-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/1966156_618626564872838_2115599312_o-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/1966156_618626564872838_2115599312_o-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/1966156_618626564872838_2115599312_o-326x491.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/1966156_618626564872838_2115599312_o-700x1055.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/1966156_618626564872838_2115599312_o.jpg 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Michelle Stevens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Michelle Stevens: Photo Archives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2002<\/span><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=97661\">5\/19\/2002 \u2013 The Eagle (Columbus, Ohio) \u2013 Remembering Brazon<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Michelle Stevens: Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/michelle.stevens.14811\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Michelle Stevens: Performance History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Some venues and events that Michelle has been a part of include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Ohio<\/span><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><b>Columbus<\/b>: <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=74757\">Eagle<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=73029\">Southbend Tavern<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michelle Stevens was an entertainer out of Chillicothe and Columbus, Ohio. Many can vividly remember Michelle front and center at&#8230; <span class=\"gridview-grid-post-read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=3560\">read more<span class=\"gridview-sr-only\"> In Loving Memory of Michelle Stevens<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3561,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[22,5],"class_list":["post-3560","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainers","tag-in-loving-memory","tag-ohio","wpcat-6-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3560","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3560"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3560\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}