Lula Belle Steele

            Mrs. Lula Belle Steele, age 85, of Hiddenite, the wife of the late Raymond Steele, passed away Monday, February 3, 2025.    

            Lula Belle was born on October 6, 1939 in Wilkes County, the daughter of the late John and Lela Brown Swaim.

            Lula Belle owned Steele’s Amoco in Hiddenite and was of the Baptist faith. She enjoyed all crafts especially sewing, cooking, watching her granddaughter’s clogging competitions, and spending time with her great-grandchildren.

            In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Steele; two sisters, Ethel Higgins, Lolene Stinson; two brothers, Clay and Bud Swaim.

            Those left to cherish and honor Lula Belle’s memories include: her two daughters, Gail Poteat (Jerry) of Granite Falls, Linda Church (Bill) of Lincolnton; her granddaughter, Heather Vassey (Clay) of Seneca, SC; her three great-grandchildren, Hudson (9), Gunnar (5), Mackechney (3); her sister, Etta Mae Johnson of North Wilkesboro.

            The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Monday, February 17, 2025 in the Adams Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Hiddenite Cemetery.

            The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. prior to the service.

            In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Trinity Baptist Church Children’s Ministry, 504 S. Oak Street, Seneca, SC 29678 or www.trinitybaptistsc.org.

            Condolences may be sent to: www.adamsfunerals.com.

            Adams Funeral Home and Cremation Services are honored to be serving the family of Mrs. Lula Belle Steele.

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