Marianne Steele

Marianne F. Steele, 67, of Blue Grass, died Thursday, October 24, 2002, at her home.

Mrs. Steele was born April 20, 1935, in Washington, D.C., and was a daughter of the late Ramos Chapman and Margaret Tench Benham Feehan.

She was an executive secretary in Washington, D.C., before retiring and was a member of the Highland County Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary.

In December 1978, she married Richard Clinton Steele, who preceded her death February 16, 1997.

She is survived by two daughters, Jessica Ruth Acosta of Fresno, Calif., and Margaret Leslie Fadle of Crofton, Md.; a son, William Robert Wall of Grand Junction, Co.; two sisters, Laura Gum of Monterey, and Margaret Gerber of Blue Grass; seven grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice of the Highlands, P.O. Drawer Z, Hot Springs, Va. 24445.

Her body was cremated.