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Stephen “Steve” Lane Petree, 70, passed away September 20, 2024 after a long courageous battle with cancer.
Steve was born May 27, 1954 to Allison Gray and Helen Petree of Forsyth County, NC. He was employed by the US Postal Service in Walkertown, NC for 34 years. Steve was known for his love of music and sports, specifically UNC Tarheel basketball. He loved to be surrounded by family and friends, and brought humor and joy to anyone he met. Steve lived most of his life as an avid outdoorsman enjoying hiking, kayaking, and skiing.
Steve was preceded in death by his mother and father, brother Tom, and the “best dog ever” Stella. He is survived by his wife Karilyn, daughters Karly Idol and Allison Boismenu, two beautiful grandchildren Grace Karlyn White and Landon David Boismenu, son-in-laws Tyler Idol and Alex Boismenu, as well as brother and sister-in-laws John and Sandy Wilson and Judy Petree.
2 Timothy 4:7
I have fought a good fight, finished my course, I have kept the faith.
A celebration of life will be held, please contact the family for details. We request in lieu of flowers, please donate to the American Cancer Society. https://affordablecremationswsnc.com/obituaries/stephen-lane-petree/
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James Higgins
Steve and I started first grade with Mrs. Ferguson at Oak Summit Elementary, and were together in school through the NFSH Class of 1972. He was always a good and kind guy, someone I was actually thinking about recently because of a sweet exchange I had with him at our last class reunion. May he rest in peace, may all who love him find that peace as well.
Dreama Murray (Allred)
I would see Steve out periodically over the years with the most recent being about three months ago when I had recently moved back to Walkertown and he was my mail carrier. We chatted a bit and he said he was thinking about retiring so when I hadn't seen him for a while, I assumed he had decided to retire. I had always liked Steve as he always had a bright smile for everyone. My fondest memory of him was just a few years out of high school, my then-husband and I decided to try backpacking and Steve took us out for that first trip, along with his three large dogs. He carried a huge bag of dog food in his pack. After a couple of hours in light rain, we determined that we had somehow gotten off path. So, we spent the night and when we started out the next day, we found we were only about 1/4 mile away from the parking lot!!! We had a good laugh about that. He will be missed.