Jewel Elaine Steeples
CLINTON, Ind. - Jewel Elaine Steeples, 71, of Clinton, passed away at 8:30 a.m. EST Monday (Oct. 29, 2001) at Terre Haute Regional Hospital in Terre Haute.
She was born Dec. 17, 1929, in Cayuga, to Virgil and Lula Campbell Adams. She married Earl T. Steeples on April 5, 1980, in Georgetown, Ill. He passed away on March 21, 1992. Survivors include: one son, John Powell Jr. of Centenary; one daughter, Sarah Petts of Terre Haute; two stepsons, Mike Steeples of Metcalf, Ill., and Tim Steeples of Ridge Farm, Ill.; one stepdaughter, Diane Lewsader of Ridge Farm; four grandchildren, four stepgrandchildren and one great-granddaughter. She was preceded by in death her parents, three brothers and two sisters.
Mrs. Steeples was a retired custodian at North Vermillion High School. She was a 1947 graduate of Cayuga High School. She attended the Clinton Assembly of God Church in Clinton. She enjoyed crocheting, needlepoint and plaster crafts.
Funeral services: 2 p.m. EST Friday, Nov. 2 at DeVerter Brothers Funeral Home in Cayuga; Officiating: Rev. Paul Harrison; Burial: Thomas Cemetery in Newport; Visitation: noon EST Friday until the time of the service at the funeral home.