Bobbie Fay Bailey Stephens

Funeral service for Mrs. Bobbie Fay (Bailey) Stephens will be at 3:30 pm Saturday, February 17, 2018, at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home with Rev. John Elliott officiating.  Burial will follow at Oak Grove Methodist Cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 2 pm until the time of service on the 17th at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Mrs. Stephens, age 86 and a resident Natchitoches, passed away Tuesday, February 13, 2018, in Natchitoches.  She was born on May 16, 1931 to James Woodard Bailey and Mary Gladis Wiggins Bailey in Smith County, MS.  She was predeceased by her parents and sisters, Dot Johnson and Jean Williams. She is survived by her husband of 70 years, Thomas Warren Stephens; sons, James Thomas Stephens and wife Desiree of Longview, TX, David Bruce Stephens and wife Becky of Natchitoches, and William Reese Stephens and wife Donna of Robeline; grandchildren, Brenda Gentry of Pineville, Kyle Stephens and wife Jennifer of Longview, TX, and Thomas Raymond Stephens and wife Carmen of Natchitoches; great grandchildren, Ella Kate Stephens, Westin Blake Stephens, Stephanie Rose Gentry, and Hudson Tate Stephens; sisters, Carolyn Turner, Sandra Hall, and Judy Turner all of MS.Those honored to serve as pallbearers include Kyle Stephens, Ray Stephens, Martin Stephens, David Edwards, Darrell Edwards, and Rodney Winn.