Stephen P. Mann, 81, crossed over the Rainbow Bridge on April 23, 2024. Stephen was born on November 4, 1943, in Muskogee, Oklahoma. He was the second son of Jack Ashcroft Mann and Willa Mai Kilgore Mann. Stephen received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1965, where he was a member of the Fraternity Phi Gamma Delta.

Upon graduation, Stephen was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps and served two years on active duty at the Giessen, Germany Support Center and the Headquarters Garrison Fort Lewis, Washington. He remained in the Army Reserves 4003rd U.S. Army Garrison, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma as a Captain until 1976. In 1968, Stephen joined the Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company as a customer service consultant and left the company in 1979, as a Customer Service Supervisor. He entered the securities industry in 1980, as an Account Executive with E.F. Hutton & Company. In 1984, he joined Leo Oppenheim & Company, Inc., an investment banking firm in Oklahoma City. He retired from the firm after twenty-nine years as Senior Underwriter on May 1, 2013.

Stephen was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Jack A. Mann, Jr.; paternal grandparents, Stephen Patterson and Floy Ashcroft Mann; maternal grandparents, Henry H. and Mae Palmer Kilgore; and Aunt Elsie Mann Stone.

Stephen is survived by his husband, Michael W. Loveless, of the home. He is also survived by his brothers-in-law, Gordon Loveless and wife, Patti of Oklahoma City; Barry Loveless and wife, Laska of Kerrville, Texas; special cousins, Linda and Brenda; his hand-picked sister, Miss Sharon Williams, who filled many days with laughter, memories, and love; niece, Candace Bacon and his special buddy, Xander; a host of relatives and lifelong friends; and his faithful companions at home Andy, Opie, and Miss Daisy.

Stephen was baptized as an infant at St. Paul Methodist Church in Muskogee, Oklahoma, was confirmed in 1965, in the Episcopal Church. Stephen was looking forward to reuniting with all his fur babies and family and friends that have gone before him and who will meet him at the Rainbow Bridge.

Stephen's family would like to acknowledge the support and love that George, Coco, Alex, Cherry, the rehab team and all the others at Life Spring Hospice who provided care for Stephen during his illness.

Memorial services will be held at 10:00am, Wednesday, May 1 at Mercer-Adams Chapel.

Memorial contributions in Stephen's name may be made to:

Free to Live, P.O. Box 5884, Edmond, Oklahoma 73083

or

Phi Gamma Delta Foundation, P.O. Box 4599, Lexington, KY 40544-9986