All Obituaries

Funeral services for Nora Lee Williams will be Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at 1:00 pm at Stephens Funeral Home in Meridian, with interment to follow at Bucatunna Baptist Church Cemetery, in Snell. Rev. Thomas A. Boykin will be officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Mrs. Williams, 95, died Sunday, November 24, 2019 at her residence in Meridian. Nora Lee loved the Lord and her legacy of love and prayer for others will be ever remembered. She enjoyed traveling, going...

  Funeral services for Mrs. Pauline Bond Barfield will be held Monday at 1:00 pm at Stephens Funeral Home in DeKalb, MS. Bro. Rick Piggot will be officiating. Burial will follow in Pinecrest Cemetery, Dekalb, MS. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Mrs. Barfield, 92, passed away Saturday, November 23, 2019, at North Pointe Rehabilitation Center.  She was born in York, AL to John and Bertha Bond. She was very devoted to her church, Dekalb Presbyterian until...

A memorial service for Mr. Elbert Clinton “Doc” Strange will be held at Stephens Funeral Home in Meridian, MS on Saturday, December 14th, 2019 at 2pm. Elbert Clinton “Doc” Strange passed away on November 19th, 2019.  He was 91 years old and resided in Collinsville, MS. Elbert was the son of Mack Clinton Strange and Clera Ivy Marybelle Scott Strange. He was the oldest of eight siblings including Volna Ivyloy Strange Butler, Mary Edna Strange Anderson, David...

Mack Harold Cochran, 78, was born July 12, 1941 to Charles Printess Cochran and Floye Bazor Cochran in Pearl River County, Mississippi. Mack loved reminiscing and talking about his days of playing football- both at Hattiesburg High School and at Pearl River Community College, where he was inducted into their Hall of Fame a few years back. Mack worked for several years at Big Creek Yards and Gardens in Clara. He is preceded in death by his parents, Charles Printess and Floye Bazor Cochran;...

Funeral services for Gary Wayne Wigington will be Monday, November 18, 2019, at 1:00pm at Stephens Funeral Home in Meridian. Mr. Wigington, 61, died Wednesday, November 13, 2019, at Diversicare in Meridian. Gary loved NASCAR and country music. He is survived by his caretaker and cousin Lisa Edmonds; Brothers Dennis Ray Wigington and James P. Wigington Jr.; an Aunt Lucille Boyd; Uncles Terry Allen Callahan and Grady Callahan; Cousins Scotty Ray Boyd and David Ray Boyd, as well as numerous...

Funeral services for Larry Gayland Frazier will be Friday, November 15, 2019, at 1:00pm at Stephens Funeral Home in Meridian, with interment to follow at Union Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Tony Hand will be officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Mr. Frazier, 69, died Monday, November 11, 2019, at Rush Foundation Hospital. He is survived by his parents Fred and Jean Frazier, a host of cousins and friends, as well as his loving dog Bonnie. He was preceded in death by...

Funeral services for Mae Carolyn Creel will be held Thursday at 2pm in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home. Rev. Paul Trosper will be officiating. Burial will follow in Meehan Cemetery. Ms. Creel, 80, of Meridian, passed away Monday at Bedford Care of Marion. She was retired as a waitress. Ms. Creel will be remembered as a kind, caring soul who always saw the best in everyone. She enjoyed her job as a waitress where she got to meet new people and see her friends and regular customers. Ms....

Services for Mrs. Shirley Ann Clark will be held Wednesday at 1 pm at Stephens Funeral Home in Union. Interment will follow at Dixon Baptist Church Cemetery in Philadelphia, MS. Brother Eric Embrey will be officiating. Visitation will be 2 hours prior to the service. Mrs. Clark, 84, died Saturday, November 9, 2019, at her home. She was retired from Midland, after nearly 30 years there. She loved cooking, and vacationing in the mountains. She loved her grandchildren, hummingbirds, flowers...

Funeral services for Marcella Queenia Rowe will be held Tuesday at 11am at First Baptist Church of DeKalb. Bro. James Ruffin will be officiating. Burial will be in Daleville United Methodist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday from 5 to 7pm at Stephens Funeral Home in Dekalb, MS. Mrs. Rowe, 92, passed away Thursday at her residence. She was born in Tampa, Florida to Paul and Evelyn Mailloux. She will be remembered as the Queen of crafts. She loved crafts and owned a ceramic...

Graveside services for Samuel Richard Bruner will be held Friday, November 8, 2019, at 12:00 noon, at Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church in Kemper County. Bro. Ralph Campbell will be officiating. Visitation is Thursday, 5-7 pm at Stephens Funeral Home — Meridian. Mr. Bruner, 54, died Wednesday, November 6, 2019, at his residence. He was a long-time truck driver for Atlas Roofing. He loved computers, video games, his grand babies, and he loved talking. He was also very fond of...