"3">Mr. Billy Gene Steege Sr., 74, a native of Perdido and resident of Bay Minette, died Friday, Sept. 30, 2011 at his residence. He was an automobile mechanic (retired) with Boeschen Equipment Sales.
"3">He is survived by his son, Billy Gene Steege Jr. of Bay Minette; four daughters, Norma Parker of Stockton, Carlie Degraaf of Bay Minette, Judy Clark of Waycross, Ga. and Carol Ann Owens of Duncanville, Ala.; 10 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; three brothers, Harrison Steege of Dothan, Jack Sharp of Rabun and Donald Sharp of Stapleton; and two sisters, Louise Syme of Bay Minette and Sara Harris of Robertsdale.
"3">He was preceded in death by his mother, Carlie Sharp, and his father, the Rev. Edgar Theodore Steege.
"3">The funeral service will be held Monday, Oct. 3, 2011, at 2 p.m., at Calvary Tabernacle Church with Sister Helen Stewart and Sister Mary Hicks officiating. Interment will follow at Lottie New Home Cemetery.
"3">The wake will be held Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011, from 6 p.m. until service time at Calvary Tabernacle Church on Highway 31 South in Bay Minette.
"3">Funeral arrangements by Norris Funeral Home, Bay Minette.
