Stephen de Gala

Funeral services for Stephen de Gala will be held at 11:00 am, Monday, October 6, 2025, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Interment to follow at Enoch Cemetery. The family will receive friends 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm, Sunday, at McWhorter Funeral Home. Stephen de Gala, 58, returned home on October 1, 2025. Steve was born on July 5, 1967, to Herman Sr. and Josephine de Gala in Tacoma, WA. He was the baby of the four de Gala boys and grew up in Denver, CO. Steve never met a stranger and loved people. As a young man, he served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the England Coventry Mission. The friendships he formed during his mission and as a student at Ricks College were some of the sweetest and most rewarding of his life. When Steve met Tiffany, she told her friends, “He’s funny, but he’s so loud he would get on my nerves after a little while.” They married a year later on Oct. 14, 1999, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Steve stayed loud, and he did get on her nerves every now and then, and they are the proud parents of six amazing children. A born salesman, Steve loved his work in the car business and those he worked with and helped throughout the years. He loved cooking for his family and friends, never needing a recipe. Participating in chili cook-offs and barbecue contests with his children and friends were some of his favorite times. He was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served in many callings, but his favorites were with the youth and missionaries. He loved bearing his testimony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and though he wasn’t a perfect man, he was a good one. Steve endured many health challenges over the last several years of his life, and although he couldn’t do many things he enjoyed, he could still tell you all the best restaurants in any given area and tell a pretty good joke. He was funny, loyal, had a great laugh, and, sometimes to the embarrassment of his children, a wonderful, booming singing voice. He was probably the most non-politically correct person you ever met, and Facebook stock may take a plunge now that he’s gone. Steve is preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife, Tiffany; children, Stevie (Katie), Yabsera, Ashley Prather (Colby), Melat, Emma, and Kailani; his brothers, Herman Jr. (Gigi), Gregory, and David; nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. He was a big man with a big heart. In lieu of flowers, give someone a smile, say hello to a stranger, or tell a joke today and think, “That’s what Steve would have done.” Please visit Stephen’s online registration book at www.mcwhorterfh.com to leave a memory for the family.

Stephen de Gala

July 5, 1967 - October 1, 2025