Steven Matthew Huffman (1976-2011)

Steven Matthew Huffman passed away in his sleep, after a long battle with Sarcoidosis, at his home in Waynesville, Friday 11 November, 2011.

Steven was born in Columbia, Missouri 4 December, 1976 to Eddie Dean Huffman and Jacquelyn Cato Huffman.

Steven received his education in the Waynesville R-VI School District, graduating in 1995. He lived most of his adult life in Springfield, Missouri, and worked in the family dry-cleaning business, construction, and at Kraft Foods before his illness.

Two of his proudest moments were the birth of his children, Taylor, and Gavin.

Steven was a member of the Waynesville Masonic Lodge #375 AF & AM, and the Pulaski County/ Ft. Wood Shrine Club.

Steven was preceded in death by his father, Eddie Huffman, his maternal grandfather, Cletes O. Cato, and his paternal grandparents Loyd L. & Anna Lois Eaker Huffman, and grandfather Edmund J. Kubisiak Jr.

He is survived by his wife, Sarah Haller Huffman, and children: Taylor Paige and Gavin Matthew Huffman, and Kaleb Michael Krejci, of Springfield; his mother Jacquelyn Cato and his dad, Edmund J. Kubisiak III of Waynesville; sister Laura Huffman, his brother Jeffrey Huffman and his nephew Kyle Huffman, all of Waynesville. Also surviving are his maternal grandmother, Jessie McKinley Cato, of Advance; grandmothers, Patsy Rice Woodman of Rolla and Nelda Kubisiak of Osage Beach; aunts: Cathy Cato Cook (Bob), Barbara Jo Cato of Cape Girardeau, and Ramona Cato Bollinger (Mike) of Waynesville, uncles: Gary Kubisiak (Janet) of Tampa, Florida, Kenny Huffman (Kayla) from Cape Girardeau, and uncle Bruce Huffman (Tina) and a host of cousins, relatives, and friends.

Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 15, 2011 in the Waynesville United Methodist Church with Pastor Bill O'Neal officiating with Pastor Bill Kenagy assisting him. Pianist Cheryl Wood played prelude and postlude and Soloist Anda Zeiger sang "Angel". Kricket Webster and Anda Zeiger sang "Amazing Grace". Serving as escorts were Mike Elmer, Gregg Fields, Pat Fincher, Richard Jensen, Ron Tagge and John Paul Richardson.

Burial followed in the Sunset Memorial Estates Cemetery of Waynesville. Services were under the direction of Memorial Chapels and Crematory of Waynesville/St. Robert.