Steele, Delores Ann

Longtime Church Hostess And Cook For East Ridge Baptist Church

  • Friday, December 4, 2020
Delores Ann Steele
Delores Ann Steele

Delores Ann Steele, 79, of East Ridge, passed away on Friday, December 4, 2020. 

She was a member of East Ridge Baptist Church / Crosspath Church where she had served as the church hostess and cook for over 32 years. She was the “Hostess with the Mostest.” Born in Chattanooga, she was a graduate of Chattanooga Central High School.  Delores loved her family and doted on her grandchildren, nieces and nephews. 

She was preceded in death by two sisters, Reneau Trantham and Daphna Daffron.

Survivors include her husband, Douglas Steele; son, Greg Steele and his wife Donna; daughter, Angie Bumgarner and her husband Phillip; six grandchildren, Hannah, Alexandrea, Natalie, Sophia, Cole and Victoria; brother, Ray Brown and his wife Pat; sister-in-law, Pat Hanawalt; brother-in-law, Terry Daffron; several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 7, at the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home 404 South Moore Road with the Reverend William Jacques officiating.  Burial will be in Lakewood Memory Gardens, South.  The family will receive friends from 2-6 p.m. on Sunday at the funeral home.  We respectfully request that all CDC guidelines be adhered to while at the funeral home, including wearing masks and practicing social distancing.

Memorial contributions may be made to Crosspath Church 4201 Ringgold Road, East Ridge, TN 37412.

Please share your thoughts and memories at www.ChattanoogaEastChapel.com.

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