All Obituaries

Graveside services for Rev. Ruthie E. Stone, will be Saturday, March 6, 2021 at 2:00 pm at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens Cemetery. Rev. Bob Null and Rev. Ron Wood will be officiating. Rev. Stone, 95, passed away Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at Poplar Springs Nursing Center. Stephens Funeral Home has been entrusted with her arrangements. Rev. Stone served the Assemblies of God in the State of Mississippi for nearly 70 years. She began her ministry when she got ordained at the age of 16, in...

Graveside services for Cleveland Eugene Jowers of Dekalb, MS, will be Thursday, March 4, 2021, at 1:00 at Memorial Garden Cemetery in Demopolis, AL. Visitation will be Wednesday, March 3, 2021, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at Stephens Funeral Home in DeKalb, MS. Bro. Jack Kern will be officiating. Mr. Jowers, 79, was a big-time Alabama fan and loved going out looking for things with his metal detector. He loved golf and fishing, but what he loved most was going to watch his grandchildren's...

Graveside services for Mr. Olen "Popeye" Burke will be at Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery on Wednesday at 3pm. Rev. Lin Chesney will be officiating. Stephens Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements. Mr. Burke, 90, of Little Rock, MS passed away Sunday at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. He was retired as a farmer. Mr. Burke enjoyed hunting and fishing when he was able and took joy in caring for his dogs and cats. He is survived by his nieces Ava Wells (Jerry),...

Graveside services for Mrs. Sylvia Compton will be held Thursday at 11 am in Oak Grove Community Cemetery on Valley Road. Her grandson Bro. Jacob Compton will be officiating. A procession to the cemetery will begin at 10 am at the funeral home. Stephens Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements.  Mrs. Compton, 82, of Meridian, passed away Saturday at her residence. She was retired from the Mississippi Employment Service serving over 20 years assisting clients to obtain skilled...

A private Memorial Service for Bruce L. Morgan, 81, will be Friday, February 26, 2021 at 11:00 am at Mississippi Memorial Veterans Cemetery in Newton, MS. Bro. Carey Smith will be officiating. Mr. Morgan passed away Thursday, February 18, 2021 at OCH Regional Medical Center in Starkville, MS. Stephens Funeral Home has been entrusted with his arrangements. He is survived by his wife of 61 years Lois Morgan; his daughter Debbie Frank (Tom); his son Ernest Morgan (Melva); 4 grandchildren James...

Clifford Harold Shoemaker passed away February 13, 2021 in Meridian Mississippi. A Viewing will be held Wednesday, February 17, 2021 from 11:00 A.M. till 12:00 P.M. followed by a Funeral Service at 12:00 P.M. at Antioch Southern Methodist Church, 11441 Center Hill Martin Road, Collinsville, MS. Burial will be in Sterrett, Alabama on Saturday, February 20, 2021 at 1:00 P.M. Mr. Shoemaker was an active member at Antioch Southern Methodist Church where he also sang in the choir. He was born in...

Dr. Danilo Padilla Santiago September 15, 1942 - February 11, 2021 (Age 78) Funeral mass for Dr. Danilo Padilla Santiago will be Saturday, February 20, 2021 at St. Patrick Catholic Church. Gravesite service for family at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. Stephens Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangments. Dr. Santiago was born in Tarlac, Philippines. He graduated from the University of Santo Tomas School of Medicine in Manila, Philippines. He began his medical career at Georgetown...

Gary Newton Evans, 64, passed away February 5, 2021 in Meridian, Mississippi. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Stephens Funeral Home is entrusted with his arrangements. Gary was a cooker, and not only did he love it, he was very good at it. He also enjoyed working puzzles and fishing in his free time. He worked in the construction trade with sheet metal and welding. He will be missed by his family and friends. He is survived by his son Joseph Christopher Morris; brother...

A Celebration of Life service for Ellen Diane Temple will be held at a later date. Mrs. Temple, 57, died Saturday, January 30, 2021, at her home. Stephens Funeral Home has been entrusted with her arrangements. She is survived by her husband Harold Temple; her children Heather Palmer (Michael), Stephanie Jenkins and Mary Jacks (Randy); grandchildren Nikkita Jenkins, Stephanie Jenkins, Emily Jacks, McKenzie Jacks, Andrew Palmer, Micah Jacks and Alexander Palmer; siblings Trudy Crowley...

Graveside services for Mitzi Pace James, 87, will be Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at 11:00 am at Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery. Bro. Tommy Miller will be officiating. Mrs. James passed away Friday, January 29, 2021 at Anderson Hospital. Stephens Funeral Home has been entrusted with her arrangements. She is survived by her sister Sybil G. Cook of Carmel, Indiana and several nieces and nephews including her caretakers Dixie Cochran and Jan Manier. She was preceded in death by her parents...