Steven was raised in Nevada and graduated from Nevada High School in 1979. He worked at Fram Corporation in Nevada for 21 years until their closing. He also worked for a time at Harleman Global in El Dorado Springs, and at Tamko in Webb City. Steve was currently working at Precision AERO in Nevada. Steven loved hunting and fishing at Bennett Springs, MO, spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren, and working at the church.
In addition to his wife Sherrie, survivors include his children, Melissa Carter and her husband Louis, Marshfield, MO, Megan Fox, Nevada, and Layton Fox, Nevada; four grandchildren, Brynn River Fox-Carter, Serenity Carter, Jacob Carter and Isabella Carter; two brothers, Charles LuPardus and his wife Stacy, Independence, KS and John Fox and his wife Brettin, Tulsa, OK; two sisters, Michelle Michaels and her husband Joe, Washington, and Joy Gilzow and her husband Tim, Jefferson City, MO; numerous nieces and nephews; and his father and mother-in-law, Jerry and Judy Heathman, Nevada. He was preceded in death by his parents; step-mother, Cathy Fox; and a brother, Ricky Fox.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada. The family will receive friends from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Tuesday evening at the funeral home.
Those who wish may contribute in Steven’s memory to the Milo Baptist Church Building Fund c/o of Ferry Funeral Home.
