Barbara Steel

Barbara was born to Ruth Beattie Russell and Frank Lauraman Russell in Oak Park, lllinois, on December 15, 1927. She graduated high school and

attended business college in the Chicago area. She was married to Raymond Odell Russell until his death in 1976. She married Albert Logan Steel Jr in 1995, and lived in Greensboro, NC, for many years until she and Logan relocated to Greenville and then to New Bern, NC. Barbara was a copious reader, cross word puzzler, and experienced world traveler.

Barbara is preceded in death by her parents, her first and second husbands, and a beloved daughter.

She is survived by three grandsons, her sister-in-law Harriet Wills of Suffolk, Virginia, and her two step-sons, George Logan Steel of Burke, Virginia and John Griffith Steel, MD of New Bern, NC and a step great-grandson Nicholas Steel of Burke, VA.

The family would like to express our sincere appreciation for the love and care extended to Logan and Barbara Steel by the staff of Home Place, New Bern, NC, and for the excellent care given to them both in their last days by Craven County Hospice.

Arrangements are by Cotten Funeral Home & Crematory.