Steve Mayberry - Sad News

Steve Mayberry, Cosmic Cooks, passed away yesterday afternoon. He had been fighting cancer for some times now
Please keep Susan and the family in your thoughts and prayers.

Steve Rest in Peace we will miss you.

Unfortunately the obituary will not be in the paper until friday which is the day of the funeral. The obituary that has been submitted to the Dallas Morning News is below. Please forward to anyone you know who loved Steve. The address for flowers is
Rhoton Funeral Home
1511 S. I-35 E.
Carrollton, TX 75006

First Baptist Church of Carrollton
2400 N Josey Ln
Carrollton, TX 75006

Stephen Russell Mayberry, age 50, passed away from colon cancer on March 30, 2010. A loving husband, father, son, brother, and uncle, Steve was born May 13, 1959 in Dallas, Texas. While a student at the University of Texas in Arlington, he met Suzan Jankowski while serving an internship as traffic reporters before there were helicopters and planes. They were married in 1983 in Fort Worth, Texas. Their marriage was blessed with two sons, Travis and Kyle Mayberry, both full time college students, born in Carrollton, TX. Steve?s career began in 1989 with the post office as a carrier and escalated to Team Lead for the National Budget headquartered in Washington, DC. Steve was a member of the Cosmic Cooks competitive cooking team where a whole other family of friends exists on the IBCA and Kansas City cooking circuits. Steve is survived by his Mother Linda Mayberry, Aunt Jan Mayberry, Brothers Greg, Mitch, and Mike Mayberry and one sister, Patti Barnard. Everyone who knew Steve loved him. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Rhoton Funeral Home with funeral services at 10 a.m. Friday at the First Baptist Church of Carrollton. Interment will follow at Hilltop Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Child Protective Services.