Steven Richards

Steven was a trap shooter in his early years

Member of the Isaak Walton League’s Red Cedar Chapter

He won many competitions and state titles

But really, it was spending time with his dad that he was after

Steve was a beast of a baseball player

Made it all the way to AAA ball

Told stories of how he would’ve gone pro

If it weren’t for the parties and pretty ladies to call

Steve was an avid fisherman and mushroom hunter

An all-around outdoorsman, you can say

Shared his love for the water and woods with his kids

And raised the best damn mushroom hunter of today 😎

Steve loved jamming out to Rock' n Roll and the Blues

The likes of artists such as Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan

But his favorite was that man, Elvin Bishop

Songs like “Fooled Around and Fell in Love” and “I’m Gone”

Steve didn’t have much

But what he had, he had plenty

Spending time with friends and family

Good music, good fun, and a cooler of Busch heavy

Steve was great at bringing people together

Sunday Fun Days were the BEST

Spent hours playing competitive Badminton

Yard Dart challenges where you put your skills to the test

So many great memories were had

In that trailer park backyard

People came from all over to have fun

To say Dad ever met a stranger would be hard

Countless nights we spent playing Yahtzee

All of us crowded around his kitchen table

Wanda was weak from battling cancer

But rolling 5 of a kind, she was still able

We love you so much, Dad

It’s see you later, not goodbye

At peace and pain-free, free, and in the words of Norman Greenbaum

You’re watching over us, our Spirit in the Sky

All of the memories we will cherish

All the things he taught us we’ll put to the test

In memory of the great Steven Craig Richards

Great friend and great father, in peace may you rest

Steven Richards, 64, of Davenport, IA, passed away Saturday, September 6, 2025, at his residence surrounded by family. He was born on December 15, 1960, to parents Karen Fowler and Dennis Richards. He worked as a Millwright for companies such as Blackhawk Foundry, Sears Manufacturing, and Sivyer Steel. Steven married Jessie Lee Smith in 1985 and had three children. He married in 2004 to Wanda Jean Strong and remained married until Wanda’s passing in 2015. He’s preceded in death by his parents, sister Lora Richards, brother Noah Richards, and wife Wanda Richards. He’s survived by his sister, Christie Moughler (Steven); nephew, Jason Richards; three children, Leah Richards, Sarah Richards (Jason Fairley), and Jacob Richards; four grandchildren, Adrian, Lilly, Isaiah, and Avery; and longtime girlfriend, Gayle Houser Bush.

Cremation will be directed by Mississippi Valley Cremation & Direct Burial, 1811 15th Street Place, Moline, IL.

The family will be having a celebration of life at a future date.

Family and friends are invited to share memories and condolences on his memory page at mvcremation.com.