Mrs. Anne Stephens Vinson

Mrs. Anne Stephens Vinson, age 96, of Murray, Kentucky, passed away, Friday, July 4, 2025, at the Anna Mae Owen Residential Hospice House.

Mrs. Vinson was born on June 14, 1929, in Lexington, Kentucky to the late Lewis and Helen Welch Stephens. She attended Fugazzi Business College in Lexington, Kentucky and went on to become an administrative assistant, including executive secretary for Governor “Happy” Chandler in Frankfort, Kentucky. She also worked at Murray State University for many years as an executive assistant in Student Affairs. Mrs. Vinson was also a member of the First Baptist Church of Murray, Kentucky since 1968 and the Ingersoll Sunday School Class.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Mancil Vinson, to whom she was married for 65 years; four sisters, Nora Clifton, Lily Clemons, Jane Osborne, and Mary Browning; and two brothers, Woody Stephens and William Ward Stephens.

Survivors include one son, Mark Cullen Vinson and wife Becky of Murray, Kentucky; two grandchildren, Kelli Anne Lambert and husband Joshua of Florence, Alabama and David Cullen Vinson and wife Adrian of Murray, Kentucky; five great-grandchildren, Judah Lambert, Silas Lambert, and Lucy Lambert all of Florence, Alabama and Olivia Vinson and Maggie Vinson both of Murray, Kentucky; she is also survived by a local niece, Cheryl Crouch and husband Dr. Richard Crouch; In addition, she is survived by a niece, Judy Sizemore of Lexington, Kentucky; nephew, John Osborne and wife Kay of Frankfort, Kentucky; as well as several great nieces, great nephews and cousins.  

A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at the J.H. Churchill Funeral Home & Cremation Services. Rev. Boyd Smith and Pastor Keith Inman will officiate, and burial will follow in the Murray City Cemetery. Visitation will be held prior to the funeral service on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the J.H. Churchill Funeral Home & Cremation Services.

Expressions of sympathy can be made to the World Mission Fund - First Baptist Church, 203 South 4^th Street, Murray, Kentucky 42071 or the Anna Mae Owen Residential Hospice House, 803 Poplar Street, Murray, Kentucky 42071.

Online condolences can be made at, www.jhchurchill.com
           
J.H. Churchill Funeral Home & Cremation Services are in charge of arrangements.