Steven D. "Gizmo" Streeval B-M-26-1

Steven D. "Gizmo" Streeval, 62, passed away Saturday morning, Oct. 15, 2011, at Hickory Creek Nursing Home in Franklin. He was a resident of Franklin. Steven was born Aug. 17, 1949, in Columbus. He was a 1969 graduate of Whiteland High School and went on to serve in the U.S. Army from 1969 to 1973. Steven was a graduate of Cummins Truck Driving School in Indianapolis. He worked as a truck driver for CTI in Edinburgh for the past 15 years and was known as "Gizmo" to his trucker friends on the CB radio. Prior to that, he held the same position with several other trucking companies and worked for David R. Webb Co. in Edinburgh. Steven, having no children of his own, was fiercely loyal to his family and friends. He loved spending time with his family, and especially his nieces and nephews. Steven enjoyed playing poker, going fishing and was a fan of the Indianapolis Colts. He was a member of the Moose Lodge in Columbia, S.C. Steven is survived by his loving mother, Kay Streeval of Franklin; and seven siblings, Doris (John) Bozich of Clarendon Hills, Ill., Rhonda (James) Fidanza of Dallas, Ga., Lisa (Terry) Spall of Franklin, David "Lee" (DeLynn) Streeval of Mount Zion, Ill., Melissa Williamson of Franklin, Craig (April) Streeval of Franklin and Eric (Amy) Streeval of Columbus. He will be remembered by his aunt, Kay Morrow of Columbia, S.C., and several nieces and nephews. Steven was preceded in death by his father, David L. Streeval; grandparents, David and Zula Ferguson; and three nephews. The Rev. Larry McAdams will conduct a funeral service at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Flinn & McGuire Funeral Home, 2898 N. Morton Street in Franklin. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today and from noon until service time Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Rest Haven Cemetery in Edinburgh with graveside military rites by the Edinburgh American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars Honor Guard. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Meredith-Clark Funeral Home Cremation and Personalization Center in Morgantown. Memorial contributions may be made in honor of Steven to the Riley Children's Foundation, 30 S. Meridian Street Suite 200, Indianapolis, IN 46204. Expressions of caring and kindness may be made at www.meredith-clark.com.