COLUMBIA — A funeral service for CSM Clarence Steele Jr., U.S. Army (Retired), 90, will be held at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, October 5, 2017 at Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, with burial in Fort Jackson National Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 4, 2017, at the funeral home

Mr. Steele died Friday, September 29, 2017. Born in Bath County, Kentucky, he was a son of the late Clarence Steele Sr. and Nancy Snelling Steele. He was a graduate of Clark County High School in Winchester, Kentucky. After retiring with 30 years of service from the U.S. Army as a Command Sergeant Major, he retired from Palmetto Compress Warehouse as General Manager with 35 years of service. He was a member of Rosewood Baptist Church and enjoyed playing golf.

Surviving are his wife of 64 years, Joyce Stokely Steele; son, Ronnie Steele (Lisa) of Madison, Ala.; daughters, Karen Miller (David) of Columbia, Teresa Daunce (Michael) of Sherrills Ford, N.C.; grandchildren, Chris Moon of Greenville, Erin Moon of Myrtle Beach, Tyler Steele (Nichole) of Dublin, Ohio, Heather Steele of Madison, Ala.; great-grandchild, Nicholas Hassel of Jacksonville, N.C.; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by three brothers and four sisters.

The family wishes to thank the staff of Palmetto Health Hospice for their compassion and loving care and caregiver, Patricia Goethe.

Memorials may be made to Parkinson Foundation; or Rosewood Baptist Church, Rosewood Drive, Columbia, SC.

Please sign the online guestbook at www.dunbarfunerals.com.