Stephen Dwaine Decker

Funeral service for Stephen Decker will be held on Friday, June 14, 2024, at 10:00am at House of Prayer Holiness Church in Foyil, OK. 

Stephen Dwaine Decker passed away on Wednesday, June 12th, 2024, at the age of 67. 

Stephen was born in Grayson County Kentucky on February 9, 1957, to Denvard and Anna (Hockenbury) Decker. Stephen grew up in the Leichtfield area where he graduated high school. He then attended beauty college in Leichtfield before moving to Modesto, CA to complete beauty school. It was while in Modesto that he met Maryann while working as her hairdresser. They would marry and move back to Oklahoma where he would own his own salon in Bernice, OK for over 25 years. While in Bernice he would take a pastorate at a local church. In 2016, the couple moved to Chelsea, OK and began attending House of Prayer. Stephen loved to sing and especially loved to sing gospel music in church. Stephen will be greatly missed by all that knew and loved him. 

Stephen is preceded in death by is parents and brother, Mikel Ray Decker.

Stephen is survived by his wife, Mary Ann Decker of the home; sister, Lorie Holderman and husband Danny ; brothers, Joey Decker and wife Lorma,  Jeff Decker and wife Tina, Terry Decker and wife Cindy and step-mother, Mary Embry Decker; stepson, Bruce Parks and wife Nancy; step-grandchildren, Travis Parks and wife Elisabeth, Tiffany Foster and husband Daniel, and Whitney Thomley and husband Aaron, and nine step-great-grandchildren.