MAGDALENE STEPHENS

April 13, 1942 - March 10, 2018

STEPHENS, Magdalene, age 75, of Franklin, Ohio, passed away Saturday, March 10, 2018 at New Harmony Rehab and Nursing Facility in Cincinnati. She was born April 13, 1942 in Breathitt County, Kentucky. She was a homemaker and a loving mother, grandmother, sister and aunt. She enjoyed yard sales, watching the hummingbirds and gardening. Magdalene was a member of the Bible Methodist Church and loved reading her Bible. She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas and Ethel (White) Grigsby; her husband, Harold F. Stephens in 2008; two grandsons, Dillon Thomas Hayes and Jason Stephens; two sisters, Ruth Brewer and Agnes Reed; and two brothers, Ralph Grigsby and Rudolph Grigsby. She is survived by five children, Tina (Chuck) Littlefield, Nathaniel Stephens, Lavena Brown, Rosalinda (Ronnie) Hayes and Michael Stephens; eleven grandchildren; sixteen great grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; two sisters, Delight Slotwinski and Rosalie Teaster; one brother, Matt Grigsby; and many nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. Visitation will be Monday, March 19, 2018 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at the Bible Methodist Church, 6000 Dixie Highway, Franklin, Ohio 45005, followed by services at 12:00 noon at the church with Rev. Shane Craycraft officiating. Interment will be at North Monroe Cemetery, Monroe, Ohio. Memorial contributions may be made to the Bible Methodist Church, 6000 Dixie Highway, Franklin, Ohio 45005. Arrangements by Herr-Riggs Funeral Home, 210 S. Main St., Middletown. Condolences may be made to the family at www.herr-riggs.com