All Obituaries

Graveside services for Mr. Vester “Buddy” Reid will be held Wednesday at 12:30 pm at Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church cemetery located at 308 Fort Stephens Road, Bailey, MS. Bro. Tommy Miller will be officiating. Stephens Funeral Home of Meridian is entrusted with the arrangements. Mr. Reid, 83, of Lauderdale, passed away May 15th at Diversacare Nursing Center in Meridian. He was retired as a carpenter, expert cabinet maker and machinist. Mr. Reid is survived by his...

Funeral services for Mrs. Avis Jewel Stevens Cottrill will be held Saturday May 25th at 12pm at Davis Weaver Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens in Quiet Dale, WV. Stephens Funeral Home in Meridian and Davis Weaver Funeral Home in Clarksburg, WV have been entrusted with the arrangements. Mrs. Cottrill, 86, of Meridian, passed away Monday, May 13th at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. She was retired as a bookkeeper and as a salesperson in the retail...

Graveside services for Mrs. Grace Elena Neal will be held Wednesday at 10 am at Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery in Little Rock, MS. Brother Wade Ricks will be officiating. Stephens Funeral Home has been entrusted with her arrangements. Mrs. Neal, 90, died Saturday May 11 at her residence in Collinsville. She was a longtime member of Collinsville First Baptist Church. She loved reading her Bible, working crossword puzzles, crocheting, and especially loved gardening. She truly had a green...

Services for Mr. John Will Walters, 84, of Meridian, will be held Sunday, May 12 at 2:00 pm at Stephens Funeral Home in Meridian, MS. Burial will follow at Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery on Old 8th Street Road. Bro. Allen Gibson will be officiating. Stephens Funeral Home has been entrusted with his arrangements. Mr. Walters passed away Thursday at Regency Hospital. John was born November 29, 1934 to Asa Joshua Walters, Jr. and Murena Humphrey Walters. He belonged to Bethel United...

Graveside services for Ms. Lillie Dale Little will be held Saturday at 3pm in Pinecrest Cemetery in DeKalb. Stephens Funeral Home of DeKalb has been entrusted with the arrangements. Ms. Little, 92, of Laurel, passed away Monday at Comfort Care Nursing Center in Laurel. Ms. Little was born in Kemper County and graduated from DeKalb High School and East Mississippi Junior College. She began her work life by working for Sen. John C. Stennis on his campaign first in DeKalb and in Jackson. Ms....

Graveside services for Mrs. Ruby Mae Bearden Swanner will be held Friday at 10 am at Meridian Memorial Park on Hwy 80 west in Meridian. Rev. Leslie Acoie will be officiating. Stephens Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Swanner, 92, of Enterprise, passed away Wednesday at her residence. Friends may sign the online register at www. stephensfunerals.com. Service ...

Funeral services for Mrs. Mildred Stamper Ezell will be held Sunday at 3 pm at New Ireland Baptist Church in Union. Rev. Thomas Fortenberry will be officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Stephens Funeral Home of Union is entrusted with the arrangements. Mrs. Ezell, 97, of Union, passed away Wednesday at J.G. Alexander Nursing Facility. She was a longtime resident of Union and a member of New Ireland Baptist Church. She is survived by her daughters Charlene Borders (Bud)...

Funeral services for Mr. Oliver Eugene Barrett will be held Monday at 10 am at Cuba Baptist Church. Rev. Mike McKee will be officiating. Burial will follow in the Barrett Family Cemetery. Stephens Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Barrett, 76, of Lauderdale, passed away Friday at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. He was retired from Georgia Pacific Paper Mill after 42 years, and was an active Timber Contractor and avid cattle and produce farmer. There were several things...

Memorial services for Mr. Jimmy Earl Gray will be held Friday at 1 pm in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home of Meridian. Rev. Jason Dyess will be officiating. Mr. Gray ,62, passed away at Rush Foundation Hospital. He was retired as a roofer and contractor. He is remembered as a person who loved to joke and laugh. Mr. Gray also loved to be outdoors whether he was fishing, working in his yard or just taking a ride in the country. He loved to be near water. He is remembered as a good man who...

Funeral services for Mrs. Ethel Mae Jones Gressett will be held Monday at 2pm at Blue Springs Baptist Church in Chunky, MS. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Rev. Lyn Chesney will be officiating the services. Stephens Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements. Mrs. Gressett, 82, of Houston, TX, passed away Wednesday at her residence. She loved to ride horses, taking care of her flowers and dancing. Mrs. Gressett will always be remembered as a loving wife, mother,...