Mable Christine Steele

Mable Christine Bodine Steele, 92, of Clyde died Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 15, 2022, at First Baptist Church of Clyde with Dr. Toby Henson officiating under the direction of Bailey Howard Funeral Home of Clyde. Burial will follow at 11:30 a.m. at Elmwood Memorial Park in Abilene. Visitation will be from 6:30 until 8:00 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Mable was born April 14, 1930, in Callahan County to Roy and Addie (Shelton) Bodine. She graduated from Abilene High School. She married James Steele in Abilene on August 18, 1951, and they moved to Clyde in 1969 and became members of First Baptist Church of Clyde. Mable was a homemaker except for ten years that she worked for Robert Hailey as a receptionist.
She is survived by her three children, Carolyn Vinson of Clyde, Marilyn Dulin and husband Jack of Clyde and James Steele and wife Kimmy of Abilene; two sisters, Voncille Wellborn and husband Terry of Amarillo and Carol Foster and husband Gib of Goldsboro; nine grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren.
Mable was preceded in death by her parents; her husband James; her grandson, Jodi Mac; great granddaughter, Shyanna Steele and sister, Bonnie Matthew.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations to Clyde Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 400, Clyde, Texas 79510; Alzheimer's Association at https://www.alz.org/get-involved-now/donate or Kinder Hearts Hospice.