All Obituaries

A memorial service will be held at a later date for Mrs. Mildred Collins. Mrs. Collins,91, of Meridian, passed away at her residence on Monday. Friends may sign the online register at www.stephensfunerals.com.

Graveside services for Ralph E. Newell will be held Wednesday, September 11, 2019, at 10 am at Magnolia Cemetery. Brother Chuck Overby will be officiating. Stephens Funeral Home has been entrusted with his arrangements. Mr. Newell, 92, of Meridian, MS, died Sunday, September 8, 2019, at Lakeside Health and Rehabilitation Center in Quitman, MS. He was an owner and operator of a vending machine and amusement business. Ralph had a heart of gold, loved his vending machines and his dogs, and...

Funeral services for Mrs. Inez Warren Chesney will be held Sunday, September 8th at 3pm at Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Little Rock, MS. Rev. Lynn Chesney and Rev. Phillip Gandy will be officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Stephens Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements. Mrs. Chesney, 106, of Union, passed away Thursday at J.G. Alexander Nursing Facility. She was a homemaker to her husband and children and a longtime member of...

Graveside services for Mr. Thomas Clay Williams will be held Saturday at 10 am in Antioch Baptist Church cemetery in Kemper Co. Rev. Wilson Kendrick will be officiating. Stephens Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements. Coach Williams, 78, of Scooba, passed away Tuesday at Jeff Anderson Medical Center. He was a graduate of Mississippi State University with his Masters degree and Education Specialist certification. During his career, Coach Williams impacted many...

Merle Harrison Jeffares died Sunday, Sept. 1, at Brookdale Senior Living, Meridian. She was 97. Born Jan. 16, 1922, in Chicora (Wayne County), MS, she was the only child of Willie Jane Mozingo and Charles Mack Harrison. A native Mississippian, Merle grew up in Meridian and graduated from Meridian High School in 1939. She earned a bachelor’s degree in history and business from Mississippi State College for Women. Merle met the love of her life, Robert M. Jeffares, Jr., while he was...

Memorial services for Mr. Charles Thomas “Tommy” Bullard will be held Tuesday at 3pm in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home.  Rev. Charles Robinson will be officiating. Mr. Bullard, 57, of Bailey, passed away Wednesday at his residence. He, along with his wife Tina, were the owners of T&T Auto and was known as the "best mechanic around." During his spare time he enjoyed hunting and fishing.  He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Tina McCarter Bullard;...

Services for Mrs. Harriet “Tootsie” Burroughs Clark will be held Friday, August 16, at 12 noon at Stephens Funeral Home in Union. Interment will follow at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Newton.  Brother Thomas Fortenberry will be officiating. Visitation will be from 10 - 12. Stephens Funeral Home of Union is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Clark, 85, died Wednesday August 14 at Hilltop Manor.  She loved reading her Bible, working puzzle books and playing...

A Memorial service for Mickey Ray Parker will be Monday at 11 am at Stephens Funeral Home. Bro. Tommy Miller will be officiating. Mr. Parker 58, of Zero community passed away Sunday at University Medical Center in Jackson. He is survived by his brothers Doyle Parker, David Parker, Curtis Parker and wife Sherry; sisters Marsha Keeton and Norma Keeton along with numerous nieces and nephews. Mr. Parker was preceded in death by his parents Archie Robert Parker and Mildred Hardin Parker. He...

A private memorial service for Louis Marshall Hoidahl will be held at a later date. Mr. Hoidahl, 82, died Sunday, August 4 at Diversicare Nursing Home. Stephens Funeral Home is handling his arrangements. Mr. Hoidahl was retired from Cookbook Bakery in Chicago, Illinois where he was a truck driver. After moving to Mississippi, he started his own carpet cleaning business, Hoidahl’s Carpet Cleaning, and later a car dealership in Collinsville, L & M Auto Sales. He is survived by his wife...

A memorial service for Mary Helen Talbert will be held Wednesday, August 14, 2019, at 1:00 pm at Stephens Funeral Home. Mrs. Talbert, 76, died Thursday, August 1 at Anderson’s Hospital. She is survived by her grandson Josh Dean, a step-daughter Laura Orfino, and a great-granddaughter Ari Osborne. Stephens Funeral Home has been entrusted with her care. Mary was a retired nurse at East Mississippi State Hospital. She loved to cook, especially red beans and rice. Desserts were...