Stephen Brian Pelzel, age 47, loving husband, father, son, and brother, passed away July 15, 2022, in Paradise, Texas. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m., Sunday, July 24, 2022, at White’s Chapel in Springtown, TX. Mass of Christian Burial : 10 a.m., Monday, July 25, 2022, at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 400 St. Thomas Aquinas Ave in Pilot Point, TX. Rosary at 9:30 a.m. Funeral Service: 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 26, 2022, at White’s Chapel in Springtown, TX. He was born February 12, 1975 in Gainesville, Texas to Felix and Joan Pelzel and grew up in Pilot Point, Texas. Stephen graduated in 1993 from J. Earl Selz High School in Pilot Point. He married Renee on October 16, 2004 in Decatur, Texas, raised his family in Valley View and Paradise, Texas and worked for Peterbilt Motors as an Assembly Specialist. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and watching high school football games and was a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Pilot Point. Stephen was preceded in death by his mother, Joan Pelzel, his sister-in-law, Carol Pelzel, and his brother-in-law, Blake Rawls. He is survived by his wife, Renee Pelzel and his children, Jada Elaine, Micah Renee, Cohen Ray, and Ethan Brian; his father, Felix Pelzel, his brothers and sisters, Randy Pelzel, Wayne Pelzel and wife Marilyn, Tim Pelzel and wife Melissa, Sharon Roberts and husband Danny, Kevin Pelzel and wife Bambi, Mary Rawls and many nieces and nephews. "I found him whom my soul loveth." Song of Solomon 3:4