Newsoms- Robert Franklin "Bobby" Steele, Jr., 61, a beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away surrounded by his family at home on January 6, 2018. Bobby was born in Charleston, West Virginia, a son of the late Robert Franklin Steele, Sr. and Delores Faye Deel Steele. He was a retired Iron Worker with Surry Nuclear Power Plant. Bobby was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting and fishing.

Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Pamella Lynn Davis Steele; two sons, Robert Franklin Steele, III (Marsha) of Franklin and Justin Brooks Steele (Shannon) of Hampton; two sisters, Debbie Preder of Newport News and Michelle Stevens of Gloucester; brother, Blair Dewitt Steele of Matthews Co.; three grandchildren, Hannah Belle Steele, Kaitlyn Elizabeth Steele and Savannah Steele. Bobby was predeceased by a sister, Deena Steele Murry and two brothers, Jeffrey Brooks Steele and Andrew Jonathan Scott Steele.

A Celebration of Life service will be held Saturday January 13, 2018 from 12-4 PM at the Capron Ruritan Building, 23035 Main St., Capron, VA. Wright Funeral Home, Franklin, is assisting the family.