Steve Fierro

     Funeral services for Steve were held at 10:00 am,
      Monday, February 23rd at Ozark Christian College Auditorium
     1111 N. Main Street Joplin, Missouri.

Visitation was at 2:00 pm
Sunday, February 22nd at Ozark Christian College Chapel,
1111 N. Main Street Joplin, Missouri.

Officiating
Lynn Ragsdale, Minister

Music
Caleb Miller, Song Leader
C.C.O. Praise Band
Congregation, "We will Dance" "It is Well With My Soul"
"Breathe" "You Are Still Holy"

Escorts
Batt. Chief Roger Williams   Batt. Chief Ron Hitchcock
Batt. Chief Allen Duckett    Kendall Terry
Josh Anderson   Jason Martin
Tom Nixon   Mike Lee

Honorary Escorts
Perry Huddleston   Steve Goodman
Doug Studyvin  Randy Hopper
Greg Kester  Dan Rife

Internment
Park Cemetery
Carthage, Missouri

A Fireman's Prayer

When I am called to duty, God
Whenever Flames may rage,
give me strength to save some life,
Whatever be its age.
Help me embrace a little child
Before it is too late
Or save an older person
From the horror of that fate.
Enable me to be alert
And hear the weakest shout.
And quickly and efficiently
to put the fire out.
I want to fill my calling
And to give the best in me
To guard my every neighbor
And if according to my fate,
I am to lose my life,
Please bless with your protecting hand
My children and my wife.

Carthage Press Obituary

                    Steve Fierro, age 40 of Carthage died at 3:45 p.m. Wednesday February 18, 2004 while
                fighting a fire in Diamond Missouri.  Mr. Fierro was born December 13, 1963 at Modesto California.
                He was a longtime Carthage resident, and had worked for the Carthage Fire Department for the
                past 10 years.  He was a member of Christ's Church in Oronogo and was active in fire fighting with
                the U.S. Forestry Service.  He worked with the McCune Brooks Ambulance Service, Newton County
                Ambulance, M.E.T.S. in Joplin, and he had worked with the Neosho Fire Department.   He was also
                active in youth baseball and was a former coach.  He married Teresa Harryman on October 20, 1984
                in Joplin Missouri.  She survives.  Additional survivors include his son, Caleb Fierro and his daughter
                Courtney Fierro, both of the home; his mother Linda Gilbert of Carthage;  brother Kevin Fierro of
                Oak Grove Missouri; sister Susan Reddy of Carthage; grandmother Ina Chambell of Carthage; mother and
                father-in-law Pat and Lois Harryman of Quapaw Oklahoma; 16 nieces and nephews and 7 great nieces
                and nephews.