Kathy Ann Stephens Perry 1963-2025

She was born Oct. 4, 1963, in Warren, a daughter of Oather Willie and Helen Mae Poole Stephens, residing in the area for 16 years, coming from Braceville.

Kathy was employed with Artistic Ebony for 10 years as a manicurist before retiring in 2021. She also was a manager of Toys “R” Us and was a 1982 graduate of LaBrae High School.

She was a member of the Mount Olivet Baptist Church, where she was part of WOW (Women of Wholeness) and enjoyed cooking and shopping, and loved her bling.

She married Donald K. Perry on Sept. 8, 2007.

Besides her husband of Columbus, she leaves to mourn one stepdaughter, Mrs. Christina L. Perry (Lawrence) Hobbs of Columbus; five brothers, Willie (Cheryle) Stephens of Braceville, Gary (Alice) Stephens of Warren, Lee (Lauri) Stephens and Jerome (April) Stephens, both of Columbus, and Tony (Christine) Stephens of Braceville; two sisters, Ms. Shirley Mimms of Jefferson, Georgia, and Ms. Elysa Jackson of Warren; and a host of relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and three brothers, Bruce Stephens, Clifford Randy Stephens and Larry Stephens.

Funeral services in Columbus will be at 11 a.m. Friday, May 2, 2025, at Mount Olivet Baptist Church, Columbus, with arrangements by Marlan Gary Funeral Home.

Funeral services will also be held in Warren at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 3, 2025, at the Church in Warren, 3179 Hoagland Blackstub Road, Cortland, with calling hours from 9 to 10 a.m.

Burial will take place in Braceville Cemetery.

Condolences may be sent to Tony Stephens, 1038 Braceville-Robinson Road S.W., Newton Falls, OH 44444.

Arrangements of comfort were handled locally by the Sterling-McCullough Williams Funeral Home, Warren.

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