Obituary and funeral services: Earl Stephens, 71, of Monroe

Earl Stephens, age 71, of Monroe, died on April 12, 2017. He was born on June 17, 1945 to the late Joel Stephens and the late Lois H. Stephens. Earl was preceded in death by his sister, the late Annie Lois Stephens; brothers, the late Joel Stephens, Jr., Carl Stephens, and Richard Stephens. He is survived by his wife, Mary Stephens; daughter and son-in-law, Jessica and Tony Kraft; sons, Josh and Tony Stephens; sisters, Marie Wellborn, Gerald Morgan, Betty Hicks; brothers, Robert and Morris Stephens; grandchildren, Britni, Tyler, and Tori Stephens, Jaiden and Sebastian Kraft; great grandchildren, Chelsea Lockhart, Kinsley Nix, & Jocelyn Stephens

A funeral service will be held on Friday, April 14, 2017 at 2:00 pm at Faith Baptist Church. Interment followed at Hill Haven Memory Gardens. Meadows Funeral Home, Inc. was in charge of arrangements. Please sign the guestbook online at www.meadowsfuneralhomeinc.com.

Reposted courtesy of Meadows Funeral Home.