Steven Wayne AnnisonJacksonSteven Wayne Annison passed away Thursday, February 16, 2017, in Jackson, Miss. He was born on November 24, 1954, to Herman Hubert Annison, Jr., and Wanda Persac Annison in Shreveport, La. At the age of 8, he moved to Jackson when his father was called to manage the Mississippi Coliseum and create the Dixie National Rodeo and Livestock Show. His childhood was spent in North Jackson and around the state fair grounds and Coliseum. He often told embarrassing tales of his father's public affection, such as kissing Stevie and his brothers in front of their idol Elvis Presley.Stevie was a skilled athlete and graduated from Manhattan Academy with a baseball scholarship to Southwestern Louisiana State University. As with many things in his life, Stevie found more fun outside of the rigors of academics and baseball. He transferred to USM, where according to different accounts, he may or may not have graduated.With a long and diverse employment in sales, he never met a stranger and was known for his comedic personality. Stevie loved telling stories and concocting elaborate pranks. He was known for calling his family weekly and for leaving long, rambling voice messages. He loved to laugh and made it his personal mission to make others laugh, as well.He is survived by his mother Wanda Persac Annison; loving wife Susan Sartin Annison; son Justin Ryan (Meg) Annison; grandson, Robert Frazier Annison; three brothers, Hubert Keith (Winnie) Annison; James Malloy (Jan) Annison, Sr.; George Kevin (Ann) Annison and one sister Jeanne Marie Peet; stepdaughter Elizabeth Day McDonald. He was the self-proclaimed "favorite uncle" to numerous nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his father Herman Hubert Annison, Jr., brothers-in-law Jon Michael Powers and John D. Peet. Visitation will be held at Parkway Funeral Home in Ridgeland on Sunday, February 19, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. A graveside service will be held at Lakewood Memorial Park in Jackson on Monday, February 20, at 11 a.m.The family has requested memorials in memory of Steven Wayne Annison be sent to the Mississippi Kidney Foundation at P.O. Box 55802, Jackson, MS, 39296.