Obituary for
Stephen W. "Steve" Davis
Stephen William Davis, age, 67, of Yutan, NE died Sunday October 9, 2016. Preceded in death by his grandmother and parents. He is survived by his wife Mary; son and daughter-in-law Toby and Melisa Davis; daughters and sons-in-law Nicole and Tom Pursell, and Michelle and Kevin Griffith; grandchildren Tom and Patrick Pursell, and Finnegan and Everett Griffith.
Visitation Thursday October 13th from 3-6 PM at Reichmuth Funeral Home in Yutan, NE. Funeral service Thursday at 6 PM. Celebration of Life at the Yutan VFW following the service. Memorials may be made to Step Up To Life or Nebraska Children’s Home Society.
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Life Story for Stephen W. "Steve" Davis
Steve was born October 3, 1949 in Omaha, NE to Jacqueline and Bill Davis. Steve was the oldest of eight children. Steve and his younger brother Keith lived with their father in Omaha in their younger years. Although Steve lived with his father, he felt he was raised by his paternal grandmother, Elsie. She heavily influenced Steve's formative years and was the only constant role model in his life at that time. She was very influential in teaching him about life and love. She also planted his religious background and brought him to church as often as she could. In Steve's adult life he adored his mother and always held her on a pedestal. Steve's other younger siblings Carol, Cheri, Bill, Richard, Dawn Marie, and Ricky lived primarily in California. Though they were separated by distance, Steve always felt close to his siblings. When they were able to see each other it was as if time did not pass and they picked up right where they left off.
Steve was sixteen when he met Mary. Steve would always be the first to tell that God blessed him with her. Mary was his rock, his support, his best friend and the love of his life.
In 1970, they married and eventually settled in the small town of Yutan. They had three children (Toby, Nikki, Michelle). Steve loved his kids and was a very proud father. In his later years, Steve loved being a grandpa. Likewise; the grandkids loved him. He was compassionate and cool. No kid had a cooler grandpa.
Steve had many talents other than being funny and warm hearted. He was a self taught mechanic and one of the best body and paint guys around. He loved building custom cars and motorcycles. He dared to be different in his creations. His custom paint jobs were the envy of many people. The dozens of trophies throughout the house were evidence of how well he excelled in his passion.
In 2013, Steve was diagnosed with stage 3 esophageal cancer. He knew then that his cancer was not curable, but treatable. From that moment Steve began his battle. His battle to live and to tell his family and friends that he loved them. To continue to enjoy life. Steve fought the good fight until he couldn't fight anymore. He lived a simple life with the love of his life, his wonderful children, his caring family, his lucky grandkids, and his close friends. Steve died a simple man in that same small town they settled into years ago. He was surrounded by his children and his loving wife at his bedside.
Steve was loved by so many people from so many walks of life. Steve rarely missed an opportunity to tell someone he loved them. In his last days, Mary asked Steve, as she did very often, "Do you know who loves you?" Steve simply replied "Jesus." Jesus does love Steve, just as he loves all of us.
