August 14, 1921 –  February 22, 2016  Gainesville resident Ella Lee Stephens, 94, passed away Monday, February 22, 2016 at River Valley Health and Rehab Center. She was born August 14, 1921 in Durant, Oklahoma to Oscar and Oma (Russell) Owens. Ella married Herb Stephens December 24, 1949 in Wichita Falls. She was a homemaker and a member of Harvey Street Baptist Church.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, February 27th at Meador Funeral Home Chapel in Gainesville with Rev. Jack Crockett, officiating. Interment will follow in Crestview Memorial Park in Wichita Falls. William Baldwin, Alan Baldwin, Chad Baldwin, Don Mobley, Kevin Callaway and Jeff Koch will serve as pallbearers. Visitation will be at the funeral home Friday evening from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Survivors include one sister, Stella Parris of North Carolina; brother-in-law, Herb Callaway of Gainesville and numerous nieces and nephews. Ella was preceded in death by her parents and husband.