Stephen Ray Courtney, 49, of Caldwell, Texas, passed away on Friday, August 13, 2021, at CHI St. Joseph Hospital in Bryan, Texas.
A public visitation will be held from 8 a.m.–5 p.m. on Monday, August 23, 2021, and the family will be present 6 p.m.-8 p.m. at Strickland Funeral Home in Caldwell, Texas. The funeral will be held Tuesday, August 24, 2021, at St. Mary Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Caldwell, Texas at 11 a.m. Masks are not required, but recommended for the safety of others.
Stephen was born on December 22, 1971, in Nuremberg, Germany, to Ernest Lee Courtney and Roberta Lee Luckie Courtney.
Stephen grew up in Caldwell, Texas, and graduated from Caldwell High School in 1990. He went on to earn his Journeyman and Master Electrician licenses. He met the love of his life, Cheryl Ann Louviere in 1994 and they were married on May 10, 1997. They welcomed two daughters, Caitlyn Paige Courtney, and Brianna Rae Courtney, in 1998 and 2001. After long careers at Weavers Refrigeration, Britt Rice Electric, Scott and White, and Dailey Electric. Steve co-founded CC Electric in 2016, as well as Courtney Electric in 2019 with his brother Keith Wayne Courtney.
Steve enjoyed supporting his daughter’s sports activities, competing in cook-offs, snow skiing and snowboarding, playing with his nieces and nephews, playing pasture volleyball, hunting, and fishing, traveling, boating, and giving to others. He was a spiritual leader for the people who were in his life and devoted his time and money to help others. He would drop all he was doing just to make someone’s day or help them out. Steve was extremely dedicated to his community and the organizations he loved.
Stephen is predeceased by his grandparents, George and Doris Courtney, and Robert and Ruby Luckie. He is survived by his best friend and wife of 24 years, Cheryl Ann Louviere Courtney, daughter, Caitlyn Paige Courtney, daughter, Brianna Rae Courtney, parents, Ernest and Roberta Courtney, brother, Keith Courtney and wife, Jessica, brother-in-law, Eric Louviere and wife, Vanessa, and nieces and nephews, Julian Louviere, Savannah Louviere, Cash Courtney, Caroline Courtney, and Charlotte Courtney, and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Courtney families charitable foundation. Checks payable to the Living to Give Foundation can be mailed to Prosperity Bank, 2202 Longmire Drive College Station, Texas 77845.
Services are under the direction of Strickland Funeral Homes.
Psalm 91
Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust”.
Surely, he will save you
from the fowler’s snare
and from the deadly pestilence.
He will cover you with his feathers,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
You will not fear the terror of night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,
nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
nor the plague that destroys at midday.
A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.
You will only observe with your eyes
and see the punishment of the wicked.
If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,”
and you make the Most High your dwelling,
no harm will overtake you,
no disaster will come near your tent.
For he will command his angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways;
they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
You will tread on the lion and the cobra;
you will trample the great lion and the serpent.
“Because he loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him;
I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
He will call on me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
I will deliver him and honor him.
With long life I will satisfy him
and show him my salvation.”