Obituaries 9/28/2017
Stephen Leroy Baker, Jr.
WATER VALLEY—Stephen Leroy Baker, Jr., 33 passed from this life suddenly Saturday, September 23, 2017, as a result of a vehicle accident in Yalobusha County.
He was born June 27, 1984, in Grenada. Stephen was a carpenter and a construction worker. A person of many talents, he was gifted by God, giving him the skills of being an artist. He loved the outdoors, hunting, and the sport of baseball. He was a graduate of Bruce High School, Class of 2002, and a member of Liberty Road Baptist Church, where he made his profession of faith.
Survivors include his wife, Jennifer Nicole Smith Baker of Water Valley; a daughter, Chalyn Nicole Baker of Water Valley; a son, Bryson Lane Baker of Water Valley; his mother, Sheena Miller Blount (Robert) of Water Valley; his father, Stephen Leroy Baker, Sr. (Brenda Kay Lambert) of Water Valley; two brothers, Jonathan Baker and Lee Baker, both of Water Valley; three sisters, Brigit Burt (Sid) of Houlka, Lauren Murphree (Joel) of Bruce and Jessyca Baker of Atoka, Tenn.; grandparents, Billy and Ann Miller of Bruce, Charles and Betty Baker Thomas of Water Valley, and Alecia Blount of Water Valley; and a host of aunts, uncles, and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Johnny and Mozell Stacy, Billy Wayne Miller, and Lera Ward, Ham Baker; and great-grandparent, Beatrice Hardin.
Visitation was held Monday, September 25. The funeral service was held Tuesday, September 26, at 2 p.m. in Parker Memorial Funeral Home Chapel, Bruce, with burial in the Banner Cemetery. Jarrett Bennett, Trey Brower, Toby Dye, Devin Garner, Jay Hodge, Eric Parker, Randy Poyner and Jonathan Stewart were pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers were Jeremy Carter, Jon Lenard, Jeff Clark, Jason Mann, and Tony Martin. Officiating the service was Bro. Stoney Moorhead and Bro. Jacob Samuel.
Douglas “Doug” Richard Buglewicz
WATER VALLEY – Douglas “Doug” Richard Buglewicz, 43, died Monday, September 18, 2017, at his home in Water Valley. A funeral mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, September 30, 2017, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Oxford with Rev. Father Joe Tonos officiating.
Visitation will be held Friday evening, September 29, from 3 to 7 p.m. in West Hall at Waller Funeral Home and again at 10 a.m. prior to the service at the church. The Rosary service will follow Friday evening’s visitation, beginning at 7 p.m. in the Waller Funeral Home Chapel in Oxford.
Born in Walla Walla, Wash., to Eugene George and Joan Wallace Buglewicz, Doug worked as the coordinator of support services at North Mississippi Regional Center for 21 years. He was a Catholic and the chairman of the alumni advisory board of the Alpha Gamma of Chi Psi and a member of the national executive council of Chi Psi fraternity.
A 1996 graduate of the University of Mississippi, Doug was an avid Ole Miss fan and was a founding member of both the BGA and the University of Mississippi Intra Fraternity Council Advisory Board. Additionally, he earned his Master’s in Educational Psychology at Ole Miss.
Doug is survived by his parents, Eugene G. and Joan W. Buglewicz; his brother, Andrew A. Buglewicz and his wife, Malinda of Oxford and a niece, Vivienne A. Buglewicz of Oxford.
Memorial contributions in Mr. Buglewicz memory may be made to St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 416 South Fifth Street, Oxford, MS 38655 or to Vicksburg Catholic School, c/o Douglas Buglewicz Endowment, 1900 Grove Street, Vicksburg, MS 39183.