Stephen Lockhart Wetzel

Stephen Lockhart Wetzel 67, passed away suddenly Sunday, Oct. 20, at his home.

A Celebration of Life will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, in the chapel of Owens & Brumley Funeral Home in Wichita Falls with Pastor Ronnie Whitfield, officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Owens & Brumley Funeral Home in Wichita Falls.

He was born to Elizabeth Paulann Lockhart Wetzel and Charles Derwood Wetzel on March 8, 1952, in Wichita Falls.

On June 16, 1971, Stephen and Becky Rhoten were married. He was a “jack of all trades” over the years and had his hand in everything from oil field, commercial construction, and finally retiring in 2018 from the used car business. He was an avid golfer and enjoyed playing weekly with a group of what he called “old men”. Over the years he and his wife enjoyed spending weekends at the lake and watching the Cowboys on Sundays, and spending time in his rocking chair on the porch with his family.

He was preceded in death by his fathers, Charles Derwood Wetzel, and Cleave Drury.

Survivors include his mother, Elizabeth Drury; his wife, Becky Wetzel; daughter, Gena Dickinson; sons, Stephen Dustin Wetzel, Jr. and Tyler Wetzel; his brothers, Charles Wetzel, Sr., Kevin Drury, and Danny Drury; and eight grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to Steve Wetzel Memorial Fund at First Bank in Wichita Falls.