Mr. Steven Wayne Rose, age 62, passed away Saturday, October 8, 2022, in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. He was born November 10, 1959, in Mena, Arkansas to Cecil Lee Rose and Brenda Oleta (Davis) Rose.

Steven loved music and the outdoors; additionally, he enjoyed riding around in vehicles. However, above all else, he loved his grandchildren and the Lord.

Mr. Rose is preceded in death by his father, Cecil Lee Rose; his paternal grandparents, Jackie C. and John Rose; and his maternal grandparents, Lois Davis and Doyce Davis. He is survived by his mother, Brenda (Davis) Rose; son, Marcus Rose; daughter, Melinda Rose; grandkids, Samantha Adams, Shelby McKenzie, Jamie McKenzie, Kristina McKenzie, Felicity McKenzie; 6 great-grandchildren; brothers, Ronnie Rose and wife Tammie of Prescott, Arkansas, Jeff Rose of Hope, Arkansas, and Alan Rose and wife Shannon of Hope, Arkansas.

Services for Mr. Rose will be held 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 12, 2022, at First Freewill Baptist Church, in Mena, Arkansas. Brother Donnie Jewell will be officiating, under the direction of Beasley-Wood Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Board Camp Cemetery, in Board Camp, Arkansas. There will be a visitation held one hour prior to the service, at 1:00 p.m. at the First Freewill Baptist Church in Mena, Arkansas.