He grew up in Elizabethtown, Kentucky and Munich, Germany. Steve was also a member of the Eisenhower High School class of 1993 in Lawton, Oklahoma where he served as captain of the varsity soccer team his senior year. He attended Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma and the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma.
Steve was a big fan of OU sports, Thunder basketball, and fantasy football. He also liked to fish at the Weible Fish Camp on Lake Calcasieu in Hackberry, Louisiana. Steve was employed as a petroleum landman for 17 years and the sole proprietor of Rockwell Services, Inc.
He is survived by parents, Mack and Paula Clayton of Edmond, Oklahoma; sister, Sara Harjo and husband Greg of Edmond, Oklahoma; nephew William Harjo and wife Danielle of Roanoke, Texas; and niece Elizabeth Harjo of Norman, Oklahoma.
Steve died unexpectedly at his home in Oklahoma City on March 27, 2021.
A visitation will be held from 6:00 - 6:45 pm, Sunday, April 4, 2021, followed by a Prayer Service at 7:00 pm at Baggerley Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 am, Monday, April 5, 2021 at Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church followed by interment at Gracelawn Cemetery in Edmond. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Steve's name to Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, 1232 N. Classen Blvd., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73106 (link below)