Stephen White Jr.

SIKESTON - Stephen Bernard White Jr., 22, died July 16, 2002, at his home.

Born May 9, 1980, in Sikeston, son of Ruby Jones of Clarksdale, Miss., and Stephen Bernard White Sr. of Sikeston, he attended Sikeston High School.

Survivors in addition to his parents include: two sons, Stephen Bernard White III and Stephon LaPrince White of Sikeston; one brother, Carlos S. Jones of Sikeston; two sisters, Kawajalin Jones of Clarksdale and Latashia Jones of Flint, Mich.; one half brother, Micheal Payne of Sikeston; one half sister, Brooke Payne of Sikeston; his maternal grandparents, Ruby Jones Mosby of Sikeston and Joe Henry Jones of Clarksdale; and his paternal grandmother, Carrie B. White of Sikeston.

Visitation is from 11 a.m. Saturday until service time at 1 p.m. at the Freewill Missionary Baptist Church in Sikeston. The Rev. Roosevelt Weakley will officiate.

Burial will follow in Garden of Memories Cemetery in Sikeston.

Williams-Farr and Purnell Funeral Home of Sikeston is in charge of arrangements.