All Obituaries

Graveside services for Mr. Sam J. Gagliano will be held Saturday, July 18th at 1:30 pm at Magnolia Cemetery in Meridian.  Dr. Danny Lanier will be officiating. Stephens Funeral Home is in charge of his arrangements. Mr. Gagliano, 99, of Meridian, formerly of Violet, LA and New Orleans passed away Saturday at his residence. He was born in Independence, LA, the son of Italian immigrants, the late Michael Angelo and Josephine Gagliano. Mr. Gagliano was a veteran of World War II,...

Joseph Caskey passed away on Jul 10, 2020. His loved ones are composing his obituary, which you will be able to read here.

Graveside services for Mrs. Betty Francis Daniels will be held Saturday at 2:30 pm at Providence Baptist Church Cemetery in Chunky. Rev. Bobby Everette will be officiating. Stephens Funeral Home of Union is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Daniels, 84, of Little Rock, passed away at Hilltop Manor in Union. She was a member of Center Ridge Baptist Church and a retired seamstress for the Decatur Shirt Factory. Mrs. Daniels remained a pillar of the Little Rock community for over 60 years. She...

A private memorial service for Christopher Todd Gressett, 49, will be held later. Mr. Gressett died Thursday, July 9, 2020. Stephens Funeral Home has been entrusted with his arrangements. Mr. Gressett is survived by his father Terry Gressett of Raymond, MS; his mother Melba LeJeune of Brandon, MS; a sister Terra Alexander (Craig) of Brandon, MS; a niece Taylor Stewart; a nephew Kirkum Stewart and his beloved dog Pudge. Chris was a veteran of the United States Navy, he loved cars,...

A memorial service for Mr. Richard Clay Hamilton will be held at a later date.  Mr. Hamilton, 64, of Meridian, passed away at his residence.   

Graveside services for Annie Kate Clark will be Friday, July 10, 2020, at 11:00 am, at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. Stephens Funeral Home has been entrusted with her arrangements. Mrs. Clark, 90, died Saturday in Burleson, TX. She loved her flower gardens and was a devout Christian lady. She was married to her husband for 62 years, and they spent over 50 of them living in Meridian. She was a lifelong Baptist, and she was a member of Cana Baptist Church in Burleson, TX. She is survived by...

Graveside services for Mr. James Bennett “Jimmy” Woodfin will be held Thursday at 1:30 pm at Cedarlawn Cemetery in Scooba, MS. Rev. Chris Gully will officiate. Stephens Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements. Mr. Woodfin was born January 15, 1942 in Macon, MS. He graduated high school in 1960 playing football throughout high school, East MS Junior College and Mississippi State. Following college, he worked four years with Cockrell Funeral Home in Macon until he...

Graveside services for Mary Fairchild will be held Friday at 11 am at Bethel Methodist Church cemetery. Rev. Randy Caldwell will be officiating. Stephens Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Fairchild, 89, of Collinsville, passed away Wednesday at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.  She will be remembered for her care of her plants and enjoying her hummingbirds.  She enjoyed spending time talking on the phone with her special friends.  Mrs. Fairchild will...

Harvey Ray was born in 1932 in Drew, Mississippi to Neal and Nettie Belle Ray. After graduating from high school, he attended Mississippi State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business and Industry and was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. Harvey served his country honorably as a Captain in the US Air Force. After his discharge from the military, Harvey attended the University of Mississippi School of Law, but remained a loyal Bulldog sports fan throughout...

A private memorial service for Robert Miller Lewis, 68, will be held at a later date. Mr. Lewis, of Philadelphia, MS died at The Specialty Hospital of Meridian, Thursday, June 18, 2020. Stephens Funeral Home is handling his arrangements. Mr. Lewis was a proud veteran of The United States Army. He is survived by his two sons Jason and Joshua Lewis. He was preceded in death by his parents James Lewis and Dixie Ward; his stepfather Paul Sarlin and a brother James Lewis.