Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Steele, Louis Earl February 19, 2005
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The Bakersfield Californian
Louis Earl Steele
April 22, 1986 - February 19, 2005

Services: Sat., Feb. 26, 11 a.m. 

Services will be held Saturday, February 26, 2005 at Mt. Zion Missionary 
Baptist Church, 825 California Ave., Bakersfield, CA. Officiating is Rev. H.T. 
Calhoun

On April 22, 1986, a baby boy, Louis Earl Steele was born in Bakersfield, CA, 
to Andrew and Gracie Steele. Louis attended McKinley Elementary School where 
he participated in the Boys Ensemble, Emerson Jr. High School, and Bakersfield 
High School. He also was involved with The Real Man and Teen Theater programs 
at Ebony Counseling Center. 

Louis loved going to church and confessed a hope in Christ at an early age and 
was baptized at the Union Baptist Church, under the leadership of Rev. John 
Turner.

Louis loved being with his family and friends, making people laugh, and 
listening to gospel music, but most of all playing the drums at church. Louis 
began playing the drums at the age of 13 and he played for various churches in 
Bakersfield. Louis united with the Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church under 
the leadership of Rev. H.T. Calhoun. At Mt. Zion, Louis was active in the 
Junior Brotherhood and the music department where he served as a drummer for 
the Youth and Sanctuary Choirs. As Louis began to grow spiritually, he began 
to have a desire to fellowship with other young Christians. Even though Mt. 
Zion was his home, he had other churches that he called home which were dear 
to his heart. Those being Bread of Life Ministries and Saints Memorial 
C.O.G.I.C. where he participated in the youth choir.

Louis learned many trades from his father such as doing lawns and video taping 
weddings and family gatherings. Louis loved attending family gatherings and 
watching sports with his family. He really loved spending time with his mom, 
who he loved very much. 

Louis will always be remembered for his sense of humor, his love for his 
family, his love for gospel music, his for playing the drums, but most of all 
his love for God. This love was evident because he was always trying to get 
someone to go to church with him.

Louis leaves to cherish his memory, his father and mother Andrew and Gracie 
Steele; four brothers, Andrew, Lawrence, and Paul Steele of Bakersfield, CA 
and Elihue Lee of Anchorage, Alaska; five sisters, Deborah McCoy and husband 
DeWayne, Maggie, Angie, and Melissa Steele of Bakersfield, CA and Adrian Lee 
of Atlanta, GA. He also leaves a host of uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews, and 
cousins as well as his adopted family James and Marie Tyson and his Mt. Zion, 
Bread of Life, and Saints Memorial Church families.

Beloved Care Funeral Services
 


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