William M. 'Bill' Steele

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

William M. "Bill" Steele, 71, of Greencastle, passed away on Monday, Nov. 11, 2013.

He was born on Oct. 25, 1942 in Greencastle.

Bill was a 1960 graduate of Cloverdale High School. He had been the owner and operator of Steele Trucking, was formerly employed at Schwerman Trucking, and was currently employed at Fred Cox Trucking.

His memberships included American Legion Post 58; VFW Post 1550, where he served as president of the auxiliary; Temple Masonic Lodge 47 F & AM; Eagles Aerie 4388; Moose Lodge 1592 and Elks Lodge 1077.

He was preceded in death by his father, Glen, and his wife of 47 years, Lois Ann Steele.

Surviving are his mother, Ruth Kenny Steele; children Jennifer (Bruce) McCallie of Greencastle, and Chris M. (Terri) Steele of Indianapolis; special friend Mary Lewis of Greencastle; a sister, Glenda (Jeff) Major of Bloomington; four brothers, Glen Russell Steele of Indiana, Jon Steele of Cloverdale, Rex (Marcie) Steele of Kentucky, and Terry Steele of Cloverdale; five grandchildren, Cortney (Richard) Branam, Cory (Randi) McCallie, Chelsea Steele, Cameron Norton and Riley Norton; and five great- grandchildren, Austen Branam, Kyley Branam, Willow Branam, Kingston McCallie and Malaki Steele.

A celebration of Bill's life will be conducted at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16 at Hopkins-Rector Funeral Home, Greencastle, with Rev. Larry Rempe officiating.

The family will receive friends on Saturday, Nov. 16 from 4 p.m. until time of services.

The family has requested memorials in Bill's name be directed to the New Providence Baptist Church Food Pantry, 6526 S. CR 550 East, Greencastle, IN 46135.

Condolences and expressions of sympathy may be shared with the family at www.Hopkins-Rector.com.