Stephen Louis Eads, 50, of Hallsburg, passed away Thursday, January 29, 2009 at his residence. A memorial service will be 3PM Tuesday, February 3, 2009, at Lake Shore Funeral Home Chapel, 5201 Steinbeck Bend Rd. in Waco. Thoughts and memories may be shared in the online Guest Book at www.LakeShoreFuneralHome.com.
He is survived by his children, Amanda Eads of Gatesville, Stephen Eads, Jr. of Robinson, Alison Lavender and Alecia Villagrana, Cory Ayers and Cody Ayers, all of Gatesville; 3 grandchildren; mother, Wanda Kelly and husband, Charles of Hallsburg; father, David Dean Eads, Sr., and wife, Jean of Missouri; sisters, Sheila Spaulding and Frances Lea Estes, both of Hallsburg; brothers, David Dean Eads, Jr. of Waco; Troy Eads of West Virginia, John Dennehy of Colorado, and Carl Estes of Hallsburg; special aunt, Nancy Rawls of Waco; several aunts and uncles and numeous nieces and nephews; special friends, Roger and Margie Nawara of Golinda; and a host of friends.
Special thanks to Mike and Wanda Hutyra with the Out West Bar & Grill for their love and support.
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Hey Dad, I still haven’t been able to believe that your are not here with us. I just wish that I could have spent one more day with you. I love the look on your face when you were around the kids. Your face always had the look of joy and there was always that sparkle in your eye. I miss you alot and I just know that your are in a greater place and their is alot of peace there. Ricky and I are going to miss you greatly, especially your smile. We all love you very much.
Love always,
Your daughter Alecia, Ricky, and the kids
Alecia, sorry for your loss. How do I get in touch with Nancy Rawls? She is my moms cousin. They were very close in their younger years. Jeanie Hood Carter on fb
Dad
Hey it is me again. I keep thinking that I am going to wake up and this is over. I just know that Amanda is going to call and say, me and Dad are going to stop by this afternoon to see you and the kids. I love you and miss you.
Dad…where to even begin? I kick myself for thinking youd be here forever! I took forgranted thinking that youd would be here waiting to call or come see you, now youre gone and it kills me! You were such a strong person and i cant thank you enough for raising all of us to be as strong as you! The strength you gave me will be the only think to help me get through this. I will miss you forever and cant wait to see you again some day. I will never forget going to the races with you and getting to go in the pittss! I thought that was the coolest thing ever! And when Zach and Jim drove yours and carls car, you were so proud and you smiled so big. That is the smile i will always remember on your face! I love you so much dad, and my only wish is that i could have seen you one more time, to hug you and to tell you i love you. Ill see you on the other side!
DADDY, IM STILL WAITING ON YOU TO TELL ME WHERE TO GO FROM HERE AND WHAT TO DO. I REMEBER WHEN WE WOULD BOTH BE HAVING THE WORST DAY AND ITSD LIKE WE BOTH KNEW IT SO WE WOULD CALL EACH OTHER TO MAKE SURE WE WERE OK. THEN YOU WOULD TAKE ME TO TPL LAKE AND GET THE LAWN CHAIRS OUT OF THE BACK OF YOUR TRUCK AND A 12 PK AND JUST LET EVERYTHING OUT. BY THE END OF THE CONVERSATION WE WOULD BE LAUGHING AND CUTTIN UP.WE FELT SO MUCH BETTER AFTER THAT. THOSE WERE THE BEST TIMES. YOU WOULD ALWAYS TELL ME I WOULD ALWAYS BE YOUR BABY NO MATTER IF I WAS 50 YEARS OLD, AND I WOULD SAY BUT DADDY IM ALL GROWN UP BUT U DIDNT CARE I WAS STILL YOUR BABY AND I LOVED THAT SO MUCH. I MEMBER WHEN WE WOULD DANCE TO GETHER AND YOU WOULD TELL ME I WAS SUCH A GOOD DANCER AND I WOULD LOOK UP AT YOU AND SAY" I LEARNED FROM THE BEST" (YOU). I FEEL SOMETIMES YOU ARE SITTIN RIGHT BESIDE ME AND JUST SMILING AND I KNOW YOU ARE BUT I CANT SEE YOU. I KNOW YOU ARE JUST AS SCARED AS I AM BUT WE WILL HELP EACH OTHER JUST LIKE WE ALWAYS HAVE. SO DONT HESITATE TO TALK TO ME IM STILL RIGHT HERE NO MATTER WHAT I LOVE YOU AND WILL MISS YOU DEEPLY.
LOVE
AMANDA KAY (YOUR BABY GIRL)
Steve we all had alot of good times and great memories. Those years have passed and time flied by, you’ve touch our hearts somewhere down the line. You will be missed but not forgot you spirit moves on thru the ones who loved you. Good-bye my friend, becky
Steve we all had alot of good times and great memories. Those years have passed and time flied by, you’ve touch our hearts somewhere down the line. You will be missed but not forgot you spirit moves on thru the ones who loved you. Good-bye my friend, becky
steve i would give anything to have one more day with you and i will never forget you in this life or the next.you will be missed .r.i.p.brother love your little brother carl estes
I wanted to extend my deep sympathy for your loss. when we lose a loved on in death, we are left to deal with so much loneliness and grief, but Jesus words at John 5:28,29 gives us hope that we will be reunited with our love one again. That’s not all, we are also assured of a better life in the future as we see from Revelation 21:4.
Wanda,Shelia and rest of the family,
I’m so sorry to hear of Steve’s passing may he find peace at last.When I think of Steve I see him smiling and laughing.Shelia remember the time u only cut one side of his hair? That always makes me laugh out loud when I think about it. We did have some good times. I love you all and remember Steve will always live in our hearts
Debbie Hallmark
OUR SON IS GOING TO MISS YOU
VERY MUCH!!!!!!!
I PRAY THAT YALL COULD HAVE
KNOWN EACH OTHER BETTER
BEFORE ALL THE BULLSHIT OUR
SON HAD TO LEARN ON HIS OWN
THE HARD WAY!!! THANK U STEVE
FOR BEING THERE,WHEN U COULD!!
REST IN PEACE!!!!!
LOVE ALWAYS!!
STEPHEN L. EADS JR.
D.H.SIKES
I love you man, see you on the other side.
Steve will be highly missed our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Forever in my Heart
I can’t believe your gone,only because my heart won’t let me.I will always remember the love you showed me,the laugh’s we shared.And those special moments we had together.To the Eads Family,you will always be in my thoughts.Steve,you will always live in my heart.
Sheila, im sorry for the loss of Steve.my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Steve,you were a blessing’you fullfilled our lives for so long.Lauhgter is how I’ll remember you best,our good times are a memory now,as u you are laid to rest know that you are in our hearts…We love you and God bless…You are none but not forgotten,your memory lives on…Love Uncle Edd
Sheila, Our hearts go out to you, and your family. We will be praying for your strength as you deal with the loss of your brother.
Best Wishes,
Scuba Steve
You are going to be so greatly missed. You were a joy to be around and always a pleasure to see, when you blessed us with your presence. No one would ever know if you had problems or a bad day because you were always the same happy go lucky Steve. You will be greatly missed and just know we loved you buddy..Hated to see you go…Love ya, Greg, Diane and Bull Schrader
steve i loved you soo much. All of this seems like a dream i hate that your gone but your still here with us. me and trey are sitting here talking about all the good times i think that this is gauna bring me and trey a whole lot closer now that your gone its not the same and it never will be. rember when me and you and grannnie would sit in the living room talking and listening to your jokes and whatching movies im gauna miss that so much well steve i will see you one day i love you uncle steve from:haley lynn
HEY UNCLE STEVE, YOU WILL BE IN MY THOUGHTS EVERYDAY! I PRAY YOU FIND PEACE IN HEAVEN. I WILL MISS YOU FOREVER. I WILL KEEP YOUR GIRLS IN MIND. REST IN PEACE UNCLE STEVE. SORRY I WASNT THERE TO SAY GOOD-BYE.
LOVE ALWAYS, JESSICA
We will miss you so very much, Brother. We already do. Your smile and laughter will always be remembered.
With love, John and Doris
I didn’t know Mr. Eads, but I do know Little Stevie and I’m very sorry for his loss.
Johnny
Steve was not only a friend, but a special person to me. I loved swimming and hanging out at the lake with Steve. He was the one who always took me and my friends out to the deep when our parents were to lazy! It wont be the same without you this summer. :'(. But i will try to have fun "all summer long." just like you would want me to. I love you Steve and never will forget you!
l♥ve,
Julia.
David Jr., So sorry to hear about the death of your brother. My prayers are with all your family
My love and prayers go out to Wanda and all of her family,My friendship with this family has been a very memoriable one,the tears and laughter thru the years are a great part of my life.Steve has been my friend for over 35 years.To lose someone you love is a tragig thing, I’m just glad that i was able to tell Steve that i loved him just a couple of weeks ago,I will miss him greatly…
So sorry for your loss. We deeply cherish the time we had with Steve.
So sorry for your loss. We deeply cherish the time we had with Steve.
My brother,
I’m gonna miss you so. I’m so gratefull for all the memories i have with you of us. I wish it wouldn’t have been so short. There will not be a day that i will not think of you. I will love you for ever.
Love You always…Your sista
Lee Lea
my heart goes out to you all. steve was a wonderful person. the sparkle in his eyes is something no one will ever forget.
We were saddened by the news.Steve will be missed!
love Mark and Laurie Rawls
Please get in touch. Jeanie Hood Carter on FB. I was Jeanie Shuffield from Cameron.
Uncle Steve,
You and Bubba are like dads to me. I have been blessed with 30 yrs of awesome times with you. Not sure how to act knowing you won’t be back in a couple of days.
I just want you to walk through the door and laugh that laugh.
Haley and Neven both loved you so much. Neven and you had a releationship that can never be replaced. You are his buddy!!!
I Know one day i will meet you in the honky tonk in the sky. Save me seat!!
R.I.P
Love Always
Misti, Robert, Haley and your little buddy..Neven
We are so sorry for your loss and our prayers are with you.
Steve, I know I said at Christmas when you were sick that I wouldn
Sheila and Family,
Even though I’ve know Sheila and most of the family for many years, I never had the pleasure to meet Steve and I am sorry for that. I do know that he was loved very much by his family and that says it all.
God Bless,
Pam Manning
i was hurt to see that steve has gone. i miss him along time ago. and will miss the big smile of his. my heart goes out to the framily and his kids.will roger or marie please e-mail me at bowenishere@aol.com ….
Our thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family thru this time of sorrow. So sorry to hear about your loss. God Bless each and everyone.
Steve (little punk) We are going to miss you so much,you were such a great friend (brother)We’re glad we always told each other how we felt.We love you, Rest In Peace my friend.
Uncle Steve, unfortunately you left this world before I had a chance to meet you. Yes, I know we meet when I was a little girl and believe it or not I still hold those memories in my heart
Hey Stephen, I don’t even know how to start this so I will jus tell you that I will always love you. We have so many memories. Now you can be at peace with yourself which I know will make you happy, I am not gonna say Goodbye I will jus say I can’t wait to see you in another time I love you, Sheila (sister)
TO MY DAD A POME,I WROTE IN
YR."07"
WE OFTEN DONT REALIZE;THE
ODVIOUS AT HEART. FATHERS,
AND SON;S GROWS EVEN THOUGH
WERE APART.FRIENDS LIKE YOU
AREN’T ALWAYS FOUND AND I THANK GOD ABOVE;THAT YOU WAS
AROUND.I COULDN;T ASK FOR A BETTER DAD.HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE MORE IN THE.NEVER BEFORE HAVE I MET ;SOMEONELIKE YOU DAD ONE WHO CARES AND WHERE LOVE IS SO TRUE.
I LOVE YOU FOREVER
YOUR SON
STEVEN L.EADS JR.
DAD I LOVE YOU 4-EVER
I miss u so much uncle steve..u always made me smile and i will miss when u use to make fun of my system in my truck and u would turn ur hat sideways and turn ur music up=) nobody will replace u and it hurts because i never once told u i loved u.. well i do love u and i will always think about u and when u would always joke with me and talk to me and i will think about… u always made me laugh and smile i cant believe ur gone..well watch over me and all of us… everything is so different with out u…Well rip uncle steve u was the best uncle and friend to me.. I love u and bye and save me a spot beside u so i can see u again love always ur nephew (Trey)IN MEMORY OF #92 STEVE EADS
Dear Brother,
I’m lost for words I’m so sorry that it has been so long since I saw you last I love you see you on the other side. Love Troy
God Speed Steve. Long time since I saw you last, we were both very much younger, like junior high. But I can still think of you and smile and laugh at the good memories we shared way back when.
DADDY,
I DONT EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY. IM SO LOST WITHOUT YOU HERE WITH ME. I LAYED IN YOUR BED WAITIN ON YOU TO COME HOME LAST NIGHT, I JUST KNOW YOUR GONNA COME THROUGH THAT DOOR WITH THAT SPARKLE IN YOUR EYES AND YOUR BIG SMILE AND GOOFY LIFE AND TELL ME "LETS GO GET A BEER SOMEWHERE" I JUST WANT ONE MORE DAY WITH YOU. IM SO LOST OF WORDS RIGHT NOW I DONT EVEN KNOW WHERE TO START OR WHAT TO SAY. YOU WERE MY PRIDE AND JOY AND KEPT ME GOING . I KNEW I COULD ALWAYS CALL YOU NO MATTER WHAT TIME IT WAS AND YOU WOULD DO ANYTHING I ASKED. I MEMBER THE TIMES YOU CALLED ME YOUR LITTLE BOOGER BEAR! NOT ONLY DID I LOSE MY DADDY BUT MY BEST FRIEND! NOTHING WILL EVER BE THE SAME WITHOUT YOU HERE WITH ME . I’LL BE WAITING ON YOU! I NEVER KNEW WHAT A BROKEN HEART FELT LIKE BUT NOW THAT YOUR NOT HERE WITH ME MY HEART ACHES AND I TRULY KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE! I LOVE YOU WITH ALL MY HEART!
LOVE
YOUR BABY GIRL
(BOOGER BEAR)