Steven Kelly Breese, Excelsior Springs, Mo., passed away Dec. 13, 2015, at Bridgewood Health Care Center in Kansas City, Mo.
He was born Feb. 17, 1956, in Independence, Mo., to Phyllis Ann (Summers) Breese Artman and Richard Roland Breese.
He is preceded in death by his mother and father, grandparents and great-grandparents.
Surviving are his caretaker and good friend, Vera Davis, his cousins and friends who will remember him as a person who lived always in the present and who was known for the gift of his warm hugs.
Interment took place on Jan. 25, 2016, at Crown Hill Cemetery in Excelsior Springs.