Obit of Iva Lee Steele (s340) - Grady County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Sandi Carter 21 May 2002 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. ====================================================================== The Chickasha Express-Star 1 May 2002 Iva Lee Steele Funeral service for Iva Lee Steele, 90, of Houston, Texas former Chickasha resident will be held at 1:30 p.m., Thursday, May 2, 2002, in the Chapel of Sevier Funeral Home. Iva Lee Steele was born to Judson and Mary Jeannette Moore on October 27, 1911, in Blair, Oklahoma, and died April 29, 2002, in Houston, Texas. She was raised in Granite, Oklahoma and attended Oklahoma College for Women. She married John Ralph Steele on December 11, 1936, in Greer County, Oklahoma, and moved to Chickasha, Oklahoma in 1945, where they resided for many years. Mrs. Steele was a long time member of the First Baptist Church, where she sang in the choir and taught a girl's Sunday School class. She was a saleslady and bridal consultant at Frye's Jewelry for many years. Survivors include: 1 daughter and son-in-law: Nancy and Preston Meeks, of Houston, Texas; 1 sister: Jean Berndt of Beaumont, Texas; 2 grandsons: Matthew Watson, of Medford, Oregon, Christopher Watson of Katy, Texas; 2 great grandchildren. Interment will be in the Fairlawn Cemetery under the direction of Sevier Funeral Home.