He was preceded in death by both parents and grandparents.
Steve is survived by his wife of 39 years, Debbie Stafford, and two daughters, Nicole Stafford and Natalie Stafford (Tom Reardon); along with a multitude of family and friends.
Steve attended Macon, GA High School and Tomlinson College, Cleveland, TN. He was a Pastor for 37 years with the Church of God of Prophecy (2 churches in OK and 1 church in KY). He had worked at UPS for 14 years and previously served as Vice Chair of the Board of Shively Area Ministries and Volunteer Chaplain for Louisville Metro Police Department.
His funeral service will be on Saturday, September 29th, at 12 noon at the Heady-Hardy Funeral Home, 7710 Dixie Highway, with interment following in Louisville Memorial Gardens West. Visitation will be Friday from 5pm until 8pm.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Hosparus.
Steve impacted a thousand lives, and he will be missed immeasurably... until we meet again.