{"id":42433,"date":"2023-05-16T23:12:21","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T03:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=42433"},"modified":"2023-05-16T23:12:21","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T03:12:21","slug":"genesee-county-one-last-tractor-ride-for-carl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/05\/16\/genesee-county-one-last-tractor-ride-for-carl\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/One last tractor ride for Carl"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZuU3G9_hz2Y?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>VIDEO of Carl J. Stephens&#8217; last ride with his 1950 A1 John Deere- accompanied by a convoy of modern-day John Deere tractors in a ride from Gilmartin Funeral Home to St. Joseph&#8217;s Cemetery on Ellicott Street. Carl&#8217;s grandchildren prepped the convoy, taking a full day to clean up each tractor for the procession on May 16, 2023<\/em><\/strong>. <strong><em>The tractors returned to their field work after the <\/em><\/strong><b><i>process<\/i><\/b><strong><em>ion<\/em><\/strong>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1982, Carl and his brother Robert started Stephens Farm at the corner of Prole Road and Horseshoe Lake Road in Stafford, his son David joined in1984 and the farm is currently being run by David and fourth generation grandson Carl David. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:28.13514%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" data-attachment-id=\"42456\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/05\/16\/genesee-county-one-last-tractor-ride-for-carl\/carls\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/carls.jpg?fit=222%2C320&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"222,320\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"carls\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/carls.jpg?fit=222%2C320&amp;ssl=1\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Open image 1 of 2 in full-screen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/carls.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=222&#038;ssl=1 222w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"320\" data-id=\"42456\" data-link=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?attachment_id=42456\" data-url=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/carls.jpg\" data-width=\"222\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/carls.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:71.86486%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" data-attachment-id=\"42457\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/05\/16\/genesee-county-one-last-tractor-ride-for-carl\/20230516_110927\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230516_110927-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1440&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G991U&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1684235367&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0046&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20230516_110927\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230516_110927-scaled.jpg?fit=900%2C506&amp;ssl=1\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Open image 2 of 2 in full-screen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230516_110927-1024x576.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230516_110927-1024x576.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230516_110927-1024x576.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1024&#038;ssl=1 1024w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1440\" data-id=\"42457\" data-link=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?attachment_id=42457\" data-url=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230516_110927-1024x576.jpg\" data-width=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230516_110927-1024x576.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Link to obituary below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gilmartinfuneralhome.com\/obituaries\/Carl-J-Stephens?obId=27908159\">Obituary information for Carl J. Stephens (gilmartinfuneralhome.com)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1982, Carl and his brother Robert started Stephens Farm at the corner of Prole Road and Horseshoe Lake Road in Stafford, his son David joined in1984 and the farm is currently being run by David and fourth generation grandson Carl David. Link to obituary below: Obituary information for Carl \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/05\/16\/genesee-county-one-last-tractor-ride-for-carl\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42455,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8,23,10],"tags":[3676],"class_list":["post-42433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-batavia","category-genesee-county","category-stafford","tag-carl-j-stephens"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-b2p","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":20828,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2020\/11\/17\/genesee-county-sheriffs-report-brockport-man-charged-after-one-vehicle-accident-in-leroy\/","url_meta":{"origin":42433,"position":0},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY SHERIFF&#8217;S REPORT\/Brockport man charged after one vehicle accident in LeRoy","author":"aka","date":"November 17, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Toby M. 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