Steve DePriest Funeral Expenses

Hi, my name is Allison McAtee and I’m raising money for the unexpected costs of my father’s funeral/memorial. Myself and some family members have paid what we could out of pocket, but I still have over half to pay. My father did not have life insurance, and the expense of his funeral wasn’t expected for my family.

I never expected at 27, to have to make the decision to remove one of my parents from life support, but knowing he had organs that could help others, I knew he wouldn’t have wanted to lie in a hospital bed forever. With that being said and my decision being made, my father was able to save multiple lives by his donating his organs. I received a letter this week stating his right kidney saved a woman who’d been on the transplant list for over 2 years, and with his corneas, someone is now able to see again.

My dad, Steve, would quite literally give the shirt off of his back if one was in need, run into a burning building, and would respond to medical calls with the fire department - he served well over 35 years in the fire service throughout southeast MO.

If you are able to help in any way, please consider helping to give back to someone who so generously gave so much of his time in his life and was/is still able to gift life back to others even after his passing.

Thank you in advance, and please keep my family in your prayers. No one can ever fully prepare you for the death of a loved one, especially a parent.