Nila Zell Steen

January 17, 1932 – September 23, 2023

Services for Nila Zell Steen will be held on Thursday, September 28, 2023 12:00 PM   at Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Carroll County, MS.

Mrs. Steen, 91, died Saturday, September 23, 2023 at Golden Age Nursing Home in Greenwood.

Nila was born on January 17, 1932 to Thomas Jefferson Acy, Sr. and Leola Mosley Acy in Carroll County. She resided in Carroll County most of her life and was a resident of Golden Age Nursing Home since 2013. She was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church, and she enjoyed gardening and sewing. She is preceded in death by her parents; husbands, William Alford and James Steen; brothers, Charles F. Acy, Thomas Acy Jr, Alvin Acy, James Acy, Marvin Acy, and Freeman D. Acy; and sisters, Thelma Acy, Saline Acy Prince, Katherine Acy Alford, and Ila Acy Shute Nobles.

She is survived by her son, William Keith (Daphne) Alford of Collinsville, MS; daughters, Barbara Alford Pinkston of Vaiden, MS, Janice Alford (Mike) O'Neal of Black Hawk, MS, and Beverly Alford (Frankie) Weems of Lexington, MS; ten grandchildren; and a host of great grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, September 28, 2023 from 11:00 AM till 12:00 PM at the church. Rev. Leon Holly will officiate the services. Pallbearers will be Ricky Pinkston, Shane Edwards, Chris O'Neal, James O'Neal, Jason Alford, Kalin Alford, and Sammy Luke, Jr.