Buddy Steele

July 9, 1958 - January 17, 2021

In loving Memory William “Buddy” Odell Steele In Memory of William “Buddy” Odell Steele July 9, 1958 – January 2021 William “Buddy” Odell Steele was born on July 9, 1958 in Tulsa, OK. The son of Henry Raymond Steele and Gayle Randolph McCune Steele Gwin. Buddy lived most of his life in Tulsa, Oklahoma before moving to Bonham, Texas. William “Buddy” Odell Steele is preceded in death by parents Henry Raymond Steele and Gayle Randolph McCune Steele Gwin, sister, Karen Elizabeth Steele, sister, Maricarolyn Steele, stepbrother Ted Gwin, Jr., niece Robin Lea Brewer, nephew Gary Dale Brewer, grandparents, Bennie Odell Steele & Zoe Elizabeth Heideman Steele, aunt & uncle, Roberta Artaline Steele Berryhill and Paul Berryhill, Jr., great grandparents, Isaac V. Steele & Alli Jane Ritter Steele, great grandparents, Henry Heideman & Fletta Wilson. He is survived by his daughter Melissa “Missy” Ann Guthrie, her husband Dwight “Dustin” Nicholson, Sr., grandson, Dwight “DJ” Nicholson, Jr., grandson Robert Grant Nicholson, granddaughter Faith Leann Nicholson, stepsister, Mary Francis Gwin, aunt Oneida Bernadine Steele Goodman Lowary, aunt & uncle, Naomi Nadine Steele Goodman and her husband Jerry Allen Goodman, aunt & uncle Arlis Odell Steele and his wife Bounnita “Bunny” Zani Steele, and aunt Wynona “Cookie” Darlene Steele Sellers. Cousins, Paul Berryhill, Jr. and his wife Donna Berryhill, Susan Berryhill Hutchinson and her husband Bill Hutchinson, Sharon Goodman Marshall Slate, Thomas “Tommy” Gilbert Goodman, Robert Joe Lowary, Kathryn “Kathy” Anne Goodman Heimbach and her husband Gary Dean Heimbach, Sr., and David Allen Goodman. Second cousins, Melissa Dawn Goodman Bruner and her husband Michael Travis Bruner, Gerald Tyrone Marshall, Jr., Justin Lee Marshall, Marsha Berryhill Fox and her husband Matt Fox, Anna Charolette Berryhill, Sean Berryhill and his wife Tracie Berryhill, Shannon Lee Frank, Jennifer Frank and her spouse Amy Frank, Mary Piepmeier and her husband Aaron Piepmeier, William Hutchinson and his wife Chelsie Hutchison, Gary Dean Heimbach, Jr. and his wife Ann Marie Richards Heimbach, Grant Ryan Heimbach and his wife Samantha Olivia Brune Heimbach. Third cousins, Blake Ryan Bruner, Braden Lane Bruner, Isaiah Marshall, Lainee Ann Heimbach, Tristan Dean Heimbach, Marley Elizabeth Heimback, William Ryan Heimbach, Paisley Berryhill, Juniper Berryhill, Chance Berryhill, Kacey Berryhill, Margot Piepmeier and Dylan Fox. William “Buddy” Steele served in the United States Army for approximately 10 years. Buddy loved making people laugh and was always smiling. He had a big heart, and was very compassionate. He enjoyed motorcycles, movies, music, and his cats. He will be remembered in the hearts of all his family and friends.