Boyd Manville Stevenson

Boyd Manville Stevenson, known to his friends and family as "Manville", "Steve", "Pappy" or "Papa" passed from this life on August 17, 2021, at the age of 97.

Steve was born on February 20, 1924, in Drumright, Oklahoma; the son of Richard Augustus and Opal Mae (Ridley) Stevenson. He attended school in Tulsa at Springdale Elementary and Rogers High School. Steve later began working as a plumber's assistant with his father joining the Plumbers and Pipefitters #430 Union. Steve worked mostly in Tulsa, Wichita, Kansas and St. Louis, Missouri. On May 19, 1957, Steve was united in marriage to Doris Jean Youtsey in Mena, Arkansas. They made their initial home in Wichita returning to Mannford, Oklahoma in 1970. He worked on numerous projects and many high rises in Tulsa as well as St. Louis. In 1986, Steve retired from the union after 28 years. He still remained active in the Union and was awarded the 60-year pin in 2018.

Steve always enjoyed life throughout the years. He rode motorcycles, water skied, was an avid fisherman, enjoyed camping and he especially loved hunting. He spent many hours searching for the great trout hole, or hunting squirrels, rabbits and pheasants. Steve also liked hunting deer until one day he rescued a fawn that he named "Daisy". Which he bottle and hand fed for many years.

Survivors are his wife Doris of the home, six children Opal "Snooks" Baker, Richard "Sonny" Stevenson, Donna Mae Rupe, Angela Avers, LaDonna Cullinan, and Stephanie Baker; numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren as well as a host of other relatives and friends. In addition to his parents, Steve was preceded in death by his siblings Peggy, Mickey, Betty Opal, Johnnie, Baby Ray and his children Bobby, Jerry, Jimmy, Mike and Kristy.

Services will be held 10:30 am, Friday August 20, 2021, at the Terlton Cemetery with Pastor Ralph Hickman officiating the services. Chapman-Black Funeral Home will be handling the arrangements. Friends and family may visit an online guest book and memorial page for Steve at www.chapman-black.com.


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