Stephen B. Wooten, 75, of Somerville, Texas, was born on Nov. 11, 1947, in Parsons, Kansas, to Helen and Chalens Wooten.
The Wooten family moved to Houston in 1967 where Stephen attended the University of Houston receiving a Bachelor of Architecture, a BS in Education and a Masters of Education.
He worked for Lone Star College System for 33 years, retiring in 2009 with his wife, Mary, to the Somerville home that he had designed and built with help from family and friends.
The extended Wooten and Snow families have always been very close.
The Snow nephews were Stephen’s hunting buddies and will be his pallbearers.
He died on Aug. 1, 2023.
He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Mary Formwalt Wooten; two sons; eight grandchildren; one daughter; two brothers; one sister; and many nieces and nephews.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Strickland Funeral Home. They invite you to visit their website at www. stricklandfuneralhomes.com and sign the online register book.