Carlotta Steele Gattis

1939 - 2021

Carlotta Steele Gattis passed away peacefully on Friday, June 25, 2021 after a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease. The daughter of Joseph Conor Steele and Alma Mae Lefler, she was born February 7, 1939 in Waxhaw, NC. She married, Jerry Gattis, on June 15, 1958. They moved to Huntsville in 1963 and raised their boys in the family-friendly neighborhood of Sherwood Park. She was a stay-at-home mom for many years. She later worked for Huntsville City Schools and then part-time as a fashion consultant/model for Stein Mart. Carlotta and Jerry moved to Luxembourg for a three-year tour with NATO in 1997. After returning to Huntsville, she became a devoted supporter of the Huntsville Botanical Gardens as a member of the Garden Guild. In addition, she and Jerry were active members of First Presbyterian Church for almost six decades. Carlotta is preceded in death by her parents; son, Christopher Greene Gattis, and his stepson, Michael Stephen Kees II. She is survived by her husband, Jerry; sons, Jeffrey David Gattis (Kelley) and Thomas Michael Gattis (Kim); daughter-in-law, Ann Gattis; grandchildren Elizabeth Gattis Walsh (Kevin); Conor Austin Gattis (Sara); Jacob Daniel Gattis (Kristen); Sara Blair Gattis; Madison Leigh Gattis; step-granddaughter, Aimee Lovell Tillison; step grandson, Andrew Glen Myers (Andy); four great grandchildren; two sisters, Peggy Hall and Connie Neagle; and many other extended family members. A memorial service will be July 2, 2021 at First Presbyterian Church, 303 Gates Ave. SE, Huntsville, AL 35801, with interment of her ashes in the church's Memory Garden. Visitation will be at 10 a.m., followed by the service at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in Carlotta's memory to the Huntsville Botanical Gardens, 4747 Bob Wallace Ave., Huntsville, AL 35806 or online at www.hsvbg.org on the memorials page.