Terry Ray Stepp

Terry Stepp, 80, of Owensboro passed away Saturday, July 4, 2026, at his home surrounded by his loving family while under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care of W. Kentucky. The Daviess County native was born April 15, 1946, to the late Raymond Henry Stepp and Mary Morrison Stepp. Terry graduated from Owensboro High School with the class of 1965. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force at Grissom AFB as a crew chief on a B-58 during the Vietnam War. After being discharged, Terry was employed in maintenance as an electrician at OMU from where he retired after 27 years in 1995. Growing up, Terry enjoyed racing go-carts on the local race tracks. It was during this time that he developed a love for working on cars and even building his own engines, though his greatest passion was handmaking guitars from scratch in his own shop. Cars and guitars were his life. Terry was a devoted husband and loved his family.

In addition to his parents, Terry also was preceded in death by his infant great granddaughter, Nova Stepp.

Those left to cherish his memory include his wife of 48 years, Rose Mehlbauer Stepp; three children, Greg Stepp (Shannon), Steven Stepp both of Owensboro, and Leslie Stepp (Kenny Wright) of Nashville, TN; two grandsons, Jordan Stepp (Sarah) and Chris Stepp (Lacey); great grandchildren, Karson, Atlas, Madison, Benjamen, Sawyer, and Silas; sister, Linda Williams (Carroll); nieces, Sally Bratcher and Patricia Okeson; brothers-in-law, Tony and Danny Mehlbauer; sisters-in-law, Liz (Babe) Frey, Donna Mehlbauer, Teresa Taucher, Pat Hamilton, Sharon Fuller.

The funeral service for Terry Stepp will be Noon Thursday, July 9 at Glenn Funeral Home and Crematory with same day visitation from 9:00 am until the time of the service. Burial with military honors will be in Owensboro Memorial Gardens.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 (www.stjude.org) or Hospice and Palliative Care of W. Kentucky, 3400 Wathen’s Crossing, Owensboro, KY 42301.

Condolences and memories for Terry’s family may be left at www.glenncares.com.