Alice Marie Funn of Boyds, Maryland, and formerly of Cutchogue, died Nov. 7, 2026. She was 99 years old.
Born May 6, 1927, in Powhatan, Virginia, she was the fourth child of Jefferson and Diantha Stovall. At age three, her family moved to Mattituck, where she attended and graduated from Mattituck High School. A lifelong member of Unity Baptist Church of Mattituck, she participated in Sunday school, the senior choir, missionaries, the usher board and the women’s group, and also enjoyed church dinners and trips with family and friends.
She married Noble Funn and moved to Cutchogue, where she lived throughout her married life. They had two daughters, Diantha Lillian and Ellen Jane. She worked for many years at the Eastern Long Island Duck Company and later retired as a homemaker from the Suffolk County Center. Her family said she was known for cooking, decorating, sewing and home repair, and for sharing life lessons as a good listener who was approachable. She also returned to Mattituck after becoming a widow and lived in her childhood home. She frequented the Southold Town Senior Center, where she enjoyed lunches with former high school friends, outings and activities, and was often the Rummikub champion.
She was predeceased by her parents, Jefferson and Diantha Stovall; her brothers, Jefferson Stovall Jr., William Stovall, Augustine Stovall and Andrew Stovall; her sister, Alease Grigg; and her grandson, Jason Jones.
She is survived by her daughters, Diantha Funn and Ellen Funn; her grandchildren, Wesley Jones and Zena Jackson (Brian); four great-grandchildren; her sister-in-law, Sylvia Stovall; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Visiting will be held Saturday, Nov. 21, from 11 a.m. to noon at Unity Baptist Church in Mattituck. Homegoing services will be held at noon at the church. Interment will follow at Cutchogue Cemetery. Arrangements were entrusted to DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck.
