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Mrs. Kathleen Cantrell Steele

  • November 20, 1926 - January 17, 2012
  • Columbia, South Carolina
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“From gardenclub to pass along plants, there are memories of Kitty with us always. We will miss you. Bill & Anne ”
1 of 4 | Posted by: Bill & Anne Bartlett - Columbia, SC

“Rest in peace Aunt Kitty. ”
2 of 4 | Posted by: Sue Coley - Smyrna, GA - friend

“We will miss Aunt Kitty... Aidan looked forward to going to her house on Halloween and trick-or-treating for the past couple of years. Aunt Kitty was...Read More » ”
3 of 4 | Posted by: Luzviminda Gruner - Columbia, SC

“The staff of Dunbar Funeral Home extends deepest sympathy to the Steele family. ”
4 of 4 | Posted by: Joey Tanner - Columbia, SC


COLUMBIA - Graveside service for Kathleen Cantrell Steele, 85, will be held 3:30 p.m. Saturday, January 21 2012, at Spring Hill Memorial Gardens, Chesnee,S.C. The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. Saturday, January 21, 2012, at Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel.
Mrs. Steele, wife of the late Collis Melvin Steele Jr., died Tuesday, January 17, 2012. Born in Chesnee, she was a daughter of the late Hazie E. and Fay Corne Cantrell. Prior to living in Columbia, she lived in Charleston the first eleven years of her marriage. She graduated from Winthrop College in 1943. Mrs. Steele enjoyed gardening and was a member of the Dogwood Garden Club.
Surviving are a sister, Peggy C. Seigler, of Columbia; a brother, Steve W. (Jo Ann) Cantrell of Mooresville; nephew, William "Bill" Cantrell of Charlotte; nieces, Elizabeth (Clay) Hassard of Greensboro, N.C., Allison (Louie) Harrison of Columbia; great-nieces, Katie Harrison of Columbia, Allison and Claire Hassard, both of Greensboro, N.C.; great-nephew, Jack Cantrell of Charlotte.
Memorials may be made to Carolina Childrens Home, 3201 Trenholm Road, PO Box 4465, Columbia SC 29204.