Steven K. Lafon, 50, of Knoxville, Tenn., died Monday, April 17, 2006, at his home following a short illness. Born Feb. 1, 1956, in Beckley, he was the son of the late Delila Waddell Lafon and the late Garland E. Lafon. Steven was a 1974 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School and was a 1978 graduate of Marshall University. He was retired as a vice president of Conoco in Houston, Texas, and was recently employed by Wells Fargo in Beckley. Survivors include a daughter, Leslie Ann Lafon, and a son, Steven K. Lafon II, of Houston; two sisters, Linda Brian and her husband, David, of Dallas, Texas, and Phyllis Winnett and her husband, Dan, of Memphis, Tenn.; a brother, Larry E. Lafon of Knoxville; nephews, Bryan Hopkins and his wife, Sherry, Joel Lafon, Andrew Brian, and his great-nephew, Holden Hopkins; and his nieces, Paige and Hallie Lafon and Kristin Brian. Service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Melton Mortuary Chapel, Beckley, with the Rev. Craig Stevens and the Rev. Mark Schrade officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley. Friends may call 1 p.m. until time of service Friday at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Jeff Almond, Larry Misiti, Ed Ford, Ox Thompson, Evan Thurman, Jerry McKinney and Rocky McKinney. Arrangements by Melton Mortuary, Beckley.