Shirley Gillespie Stephenson Obituary

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Shirley Gillespie Stephenson of Meridian, Mississippi, who passed away on January 15, 2023, at the age of 89, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by: her husband Thomas Grady Stephenson; and her siblings, Diana Gillespie McBride and Captain Charles Rodgers Gillespie. She is survived by: her family, Willie Currie, LaTonya Cook, Trina Knott, Kimberly McGrew and Clara Briggs; her children, Charles Stephenson (Dana), Margaret White (David) and David Stephenson (Billie); her grandchildren, Anna Watson (Matt), Corinne Wise (James), Katherine Stephenson (Alec), Chaz Stephenson (Meredith), Daniel Covert, Maddie Blaine (Andrew), Maggie Kueven (John), Laura Anne Cox (Chris), Rachel Westbrook (Robert), Hannah Beth Stephenson, Lawson Stephenson, Thomas Stephenson and Emma Kate Stephenson; her great grandchildren, Mac Watson, Owen Wise, Chance Kueven, Henry Cox, Caroline Cox, Hayes Cox, Ruth Westbrook and Rosemary Westbrook; and her pet Abby. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to First Presbyterian Church or Lamar School.