Carole Jean Steele, 76, of East Palatka passed from this life on Saturday, September 20, 2025, at Kindred Hospital in Green Cove Springs, Florida following an extended illness, surrounded by her loving family.

A native from Nashville, Tennessee, graduated from OCC, Oklahoma Christian College, where she met her future husband, Billy Joe Steele, while he was attending his Ministry Programs. They were married for 48 years.

Billy was in the Air Force and a missionary for the Church of Christ. He was stationed in Subic Bay Naval Base in the Philippines. A year later Carole joined him, and they both adopted their children, Jeannie and James.

Carole not only was a devoted & faithful Christian, but a preachers’ wife at best, alongside of Billy. She worked as an office manager for a medical com

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