McGrath Stephens

McGrath Stephens

Funeral Services for Mr. McGrath Stephens Sr., 88, of Dublin, will be held on Saturday, October 18, 2014 at 2:00 PM at the Howard Chapel United Methodist Church, 508 South Washington Street, Dublin. Reverend Antonia R. Sutton will officiate. Burial will be held on Monday, October 20, 2014 in the Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 2617 Vinson Highway, Milledgeville.

Mr. Stephens was born to the late Will and Claudia Stephens on August 21, 1926. He transpired on October 12, 2014 in Milledgeville. He was reared by the late Georgia Pullins.

He was a veteran of the Unite States Army where he received several medals. He was married to Juanita Brinson to which four children were born. He was a member of the Howard Chapel United Methodist Church. He retired from the Carl Vinson VA Medical Center in 1988.

Mr. Stephens is preceded in death by two children, McGrath Jr. and Dennis Lorenzo.

He leaves to cherish his memories two children, Earnell (Leonard Sr.) Wynn and Ronnie Stephens both of Atlanta; sister, Gladys Wright of Dublin; grandchildren, Daryl (Kandis) Williams of Massachusetts, Pamela Foreman of Dublin, Peter (Deidre) Keilmann of Westminster, Colorado, Juarlisia Stephens of Detroit, Michigan and Leonard Wynn of Atlanta; six great-grandchildren, Trey Stephens, Brandon Foreman and Marlo Foreman all of Dublin, Daryl Jerome Williams, David Joshua Williams and Dawn Williams all of Springfield, Massachusetts; a host of other nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives and friends.

Mr. Stephens will be placed in the church one hour prior to services. The family will receive friends at the home of his sister, Gladys Wright, 200 Woodlawn Drive, Apt. D, Dublin.

Services by Dudley Funeral Home of Dublin.
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