All Obituaries

Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Sue Pool Taylor will be held Sunday at 2pm in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home. Bro. Tommy Miller will be officiating. Burial will follow in Duffee Baptist Church Cemetery. Stephens Funeral Home of Meridian is entrusted with the arrangements. Mrs. Taylor, 74, of Chunky, formerly of West Point, passed away Friday at Queen City Nursing Center. Through much of her life she was self employed as a hairdresser and later in the used car business with Mr....

Sandy Hailey Lee, 58. Born April 9, 1961 entered Heavens gates on July 8, 2019. Sandy is survived by her beloved husband Johnny Lee, sons Tyler Lee (Brooke), Jamie Lee (Heather) and adored granddaughters Alayna Jo and Maci Emrys, mother Evelyn Hailey, Sisters Patsy Boyd (Gambrel), Pansy Long (Glenn), many beloved nieces, nephews and even more friends and family. Sandy was preceded in death by her father Earl Brooks Hailey Jr. Sandy lived a full and wonderful life, grew up loving farm life,...

Memorial services for Terry Ann Strout will be held at a later date. Ms. Strout, 61, died Friday, July 5th, 2019 at Anderson’s Regional Medical Center.  Stephens Funeral Home has been entrusted with her arrangements. Ms. Strout loved her silk ribbon, her grandchildren and her dogs. She is survived by her children Keith Barber (Priscilla), Meghan Bryant (Wayne), and Cyndi Crouch (Larry); 10 grandchildren; 2 great grandchildren and 1 on the way; 3 Brothers Fred Jr., Jeffrey, and...

Services for Mrs. Winifred Mae Monsour will be Friday, July 5th at 11 am at Stephens Funeral Home with Bro. Sephus Garrett officiating. Stephens Funeral Home has been entrusted with her arrangements. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Magnolia Cemetery.  Mrs. Monsour, 88, died Tuesday, July 2nd at Poplar Springs Nursing Center. Se loved her church, Christian Fellowship, and her family, especially the grandchildren and...

Graveside services for Mrs. Verna Jean Rainer Shelby will be held at 11 am Tuesday at Magnolia Cemetery. Stephens Funeral Home of Meridian is entrusted with the arrangements. Mrs. Shelby, 80, of Meridian, passed away Thursday at her residence.  She will be remembered as a most generous lady, always willing to help someone. She enjoyed the old style country and western music and watching the old westerns on television. The most important thing to her though was her family, especially...

Memorial services for Moody C. Lockley will be Saturday, July 13, 2019, at 3 pm, at Stephens Funeral Home in Union. Mr. Lockley, 97, died peacefully at home Wednesday night June 26th. Bro. Dennis Robinson will be officiating. Stephens Funeral Home-Union is handling the arrangements. Mr. Lockley was retired from the United States Marine Corp having served in both WWII and Korea. He raised horses and loved gardening and woodworking. He is survived by his daughter Deborah Lockley; a son...

Funeral services for Mr. James Ardelle Rowell will be held Friday at 2pm in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home of Union. Burial will follow in Rock Creek Baptist Church cemetery. Mr. Rowell, 82, of Union, passed away Wednesday at John C. Stennis Memorial Hospital in DeKalb. He was retired from East MS State Hospital where he served as a mechanic in the Maintenance Department. Mr. Rowell will be remembered for his kind heart who was never able to say no to helping his friends. He loved...

Services for Mrs. Irma Dee Huddleston will be held Tuesday at 10 am at Stephens Funeral Home in Union. Interment will follow at Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery in Little Rock, MS.  Brother Tommy Anderson will be officiating. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service. Stephens Funeral Home has been entrusted with her arrangements. Mrs. Huddleston, 95, died Friday, June 21 at her home in Little Rock. She loved cooking, cleaning, gardening and especially loved hoing in her...

Graveside services for Mr. James C. “Pete” Barnett will be held Thursday at 10 am at Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery with Brother Jack Giles officiating.  Stephens Funeral Home has been entrusted with his arrangements. Mr. Barnett, 71, died Tuesday June 11 at Anderson’s Regional Medical Center. He was a retired consultant in the gas industry. He was an avid outdoorsman who loved hunting and fishing, supporting his church, Church of the Way, and aggravating his...

Funeral services for Mr. Gary K. “Sonny” Meador will be Friday at 2pm at Stephens Funeral Home of Union. Rev. Kevin Meador and Rev. William Savell will be officiating. Burial will be in Pickney Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Meador, 83, of Decatur, passed away Monday evening at his residence. He was retired as a truck driver for the Mississippi Department of Transportation after 38 years of service. He also served his country in the U.S. Army and retired from the...