Gladys Steel, 93, of Cape Girardeau passed away peacefully Monday, Aug. 1, 2016, in Port Charlotte, Florida.
She was born April 8, 1923, in Cape Girardeau.
Gladys was a devoted mother and homemaker.
Survivors are three sons, Leslie (Nancy) Steel of Port Charlotte, Stephen (Terry) Steel of Naples, Florida, and Terry (Sheila) Steel of Jackson; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandson.
She was preceded in death by three sons, Jeffery, Etson and John Steel; her husband, Leslie "Buddy" Steel; a grandchild, Gregory Steel; and two great-grandchildren, Cassidy Perry and baby Crew Steel.
Gladys was a lifelong member of her beloved Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau.
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