Jimmy Glenn Stepherson

Funeral services for Jimmy Glenn Stepherson, 67, of the Rocky Hill Community, will be held Wednesday, September 2, 2009, at 2:30 p.m. in the Carroway-Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Huntington with Bro. Bobby Russell officiating. Interment will follow in the Sims (Rocky Hill) Cemetery. Mr. Stepherson was born June 27, 1942, in Lufkin, Texas, to the late W. Mae Wilkins and Jim Stepherson. He died Sunday, August 30, 2009, in a Lufkin hospital. Mr. Stepherson had resided in Huntington-Rocky Hill area for the past 35 years, and was a former resident of Diboll. He was a retired welding inspector for Lufkin Industries following 40 years of service. Mr. Stepherson was a member of the Rocky Hill Missionary Baptist Church. He loved fishing, hunting, barbequing and spending time outdoors. Most of all, he loved spending time with his late wife, Diane, his children and grandchildren, and his family and close friends. Survivors include sons, Randy Stepherson and Richard Stepherson, both of Rocky Hill; daughter and son-in-law, Tammy and Blake Hopson of Huntington; daughter, Patricia Stepherson of Huntington; grandchildren, Miranda and Adam Stepherson; step grandchildren, Whitney, Britney and Sydney Hopson; sister-in-law and brothers-in-law, Patsy and Doyle Murray of Huntington, Phillip Rising of Houston; numerous nieces and nephews including David Murray, Ira Murray, Shannon Hickman and Deanna Waites; as well as a host of other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his wife of 43 years, Barbara Diane (Oates) Stepherson; grandson, Zachery Cecil Stepherson; sisters, Clemmie Rising and Betty Faye Black; and brothers, Dale Ray Stepherson and Eddie Stepherson. Pallbearers will be Doyle Murray, David Murray, Ira Murray, James Anthony, Ricky Ethridge and Adam Stepherson. Honorary pallbearers will be Edwin (Fertie) Pinner, Edward Oates, and the Brothers of Rocky Hill Community Church. Memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association, 1125 Judson Road #150, Longview, Texas 75601; or to the Sims (Rocky Hill) Cemetery Association, P.O. Box 1322, Huntington, Texas 75949. Carroway-Claybar Funeral Home, Huntington, directors.