Edna (Smith) Lee Stephens

Edna Smith Lee Stephens, age 85, longtime resident of McMinn County, passed away on Monday, March 17, 2025.

She is preceded in death by her parents: Clinton and Rose Elizabeth Chamberlain Smith, husbands: Floyd Lee and Martin Stephens, daughters: Deborah Henry and Brenda Ricker Neill, sisters: Catherine Childress, Ruth Elliott, Margaret Kerr, Gertrude King, and William Smith, and a grandson-in-law: Terry Hitt.

Edna is survived by her grandchildren: Von Ricker, Jami Ricker, Tonya Hitt, Melisa Derrick (Olan), Kevin Ricker, and Phillip Henry (Leann), and a brother: Max Smith (Katherine).

The family will receive friends at Ziegler Funeral Home from 5:00 until 7:00 PM on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Funeral services will be held at 7:00 PM at the funeral home with Brother Jerry Oglesby officiating. Graveside services will be held at McMinn Memory Gardens at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, March 26, 2025.

Von Ricker, Kevin Ricker, Phillip Henry, Braden Ricker, Jonah Ricker, and Quinton Derrick will serve as pallbearers.

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Ziegler Funeral Home has been entrusted with serving the family of Edna Lee Smith Stephens.