Mary Steele Obituary Mary Ellen Steele, age 74 of Lubbock, Tx. and formerly of Brownwood, Tx., passed away Thursday, January 10, 2012, following a brief illness. Born September 13, 1938, to Thomas Alonzo "Tater" Lee and Lela Clements, Mary Ellen grew up along-side her brother Chipper on a farm near DeLeon, Comanche County, Tx. She attended DeLeon High School where she played the French Horn in the band and made several life-long friends. After graduating high school, Mary Ellen briefly studied nursing before packing up her textbooks in favor of marriage and family. In 1973, she resumed her nursing education, ultimately achieving certification as an L.V.N. Mary Ellen lived her adult life in Brownwood Tx., where she raised three children, and served the Brownwood community as a nurse for over thirty years. Survivors include a brother a