Mrs. Retha "Mae" Hoover Eye Steele, 89, formerly of Brandywine, West Virginia, passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at Pendleton Manor in Franklin, West Virginia. She was born June 6, 1922 at Brandywine, West Virginia and was the daughter of the late Harry "Tut" Hoover and Nellie Eye Hoover. She was a cook for 25 years at Osborne High School in Manassas, VA and was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church. She lived with her daughter in Scottsdale, PA from 1991 until 2010. At Pendleton Manor, she will be remembered by the staff for her singing and storytelling. Mae was preceded in death by her first husband, Marvin Eye and her second husband, Dan Steele. Surviving are - Three sons - David and wife, Nancy Eye of Vacaville, CA Wesley and wife, Debby Eye of Sugar Grove, WV Bobbie and wife, Mary Eye of Holliday Hills, IL One sister - Mabel Harold of Franklin, WV Twelve grandchildren - Twenty-great-grandchildren And five great-great-grandchildren She was preceded in death by - One son - Jerry Eye One daughter - Nellie King Two brothers - Charles Hoover and Wilson Hoover Two sisters - Corean Kile and Dorothy Kile One half-brother - Virgil Hoover And one half-sister - Beck Hoover Funeral services will be held at 12:00 noon on Saturday, January 21, 2012 at Kimble Funeral Home Chapel in Franklin, West Virginia with Pastor Pat Godfrey officiating. The family will receive friends from 11:00 - 12:00 Noon on Saturday, January 21, 2012 at Kimble Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Pendleton Manor, P. O. Box 700, Franklin, West Virginia 26807.