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Winfred C. 'Winky' Stephenson, 81, of Monticello, passed away Monday, January 3, 2011 at Drew Memorial Hospital. He was born May 23, 1929 in Drew County.
He was retired from the U. S. Air Force, having served during Korea and Vietnam and was member of the First Assembly of God Church. He was the son of the late Walter William Stephenson and Sara 'Sally' Doss Stephenson and was preceded in death by his wife, Lillian Stephenson; four brothers, Walter W., Jr., Jack, Olin and Thomas Edward Stephenson; one sister, Geneva Piper; one daughter, Teresa Denise Stephenson, and one son, Darrell Alan Stephenson.
Survivors include three sons, Sonny Stephenson of Longview, TX, Howard Stephenson of Pine Bluff and Bryan Stephenson of Monticello; six sisters, Fay Wright McClain of Monticello, Eloise Hayes of Wilmar, Nina Austin of Roanoke, VA, Jo Ann McKinstry of Little Rock, Janice Adcock of Jordan Hills, LA and Erma Jean Trantham of Monticello; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
He was retired from the U. S. Air Force, having served during Korea and Vietnam and was member of the First Assembly of God Church. He was the son of the late Walter William Stephenson and Sara 'Sally' Doss Stephenson and was preceded in death by his wife, Lillian Stephenson; four brothers, Walter W., Jr., Jack, Olin and Thomas Edward Stephenson; one sister, Geneva Piper; one daughter, Teresa Denise Stephenson, and one son, Darrell Alan Stephenson.
Survivors include three sons, Sonny Stephenson of Longview, TX, Howard Stephenson of Pine Bluff and Bryan Stephenson of Monticello; six sisters, Fay Wright McClain of Monticello, Eloise Hayes of Wilmar, Nina Austin of Roanoke, VA, Jo Ann McKinstry of Little Rock, Janice Adcock of Jordan Hills, LA and Erma Jean Trantham of Monticello; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.