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Burial will follow at St. Stephens Cemetery under the direction of Lockett-Williams Mortuary, Inc., in Gulfport.

Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time at the church.

Mrs. Lias was a member of St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Fayette. She was a graduate of Randolph High School and attended Alcorn State University.

Madeline was preceded in death by her parents, Stanley and Florence Dedeaux; one brother, Lionel Dedeaux; and one sister, Edith Cook.

Survivors include two children, Stanley Lias and wife, Yolanda, of Baton Rouge and Sicily R. Lias of Jackson; three brothers; five sisters; and seven grandchildren, Martin “Tre,” Anthony Dalevon, Christian, Brandon, Chantoria, Madeline and Stanley Jr.