Kenneth Poe Funeral Services

December 26, 2021

CHARLOTTE – George Steele Dewey, III, beloved husband of Molly Browne Dewey, passed away peacefully early in the morning on Sunday, December 26, 2021. Born in Goldsboro, NC on September 6, 1945, he was the son of George Steele Dewey, Jr. and Eugenia Jones Dewey Faison, both of whom predeceased him. Steele graduated from the McCallie School in 1963 and from The Citadel in 1967. He was a member of the wrestling team for four years, culminating in The Citadel winning the Southern Conference wrestling championship in his senior year. Upon graduation, Steele was commissioned as an officer in the United States Army and served in Vietnam, earning a Bronze Star.

Steele was the founder and Chairman of Aston Properties, a real estate development firm in Charlotte.  His volunteer efforts were focused primarily on the YMCA where he was a past Chairman of the YMCA of Greater Charlotte, Board Chair of Camp Thunderbird and served as the first Board Chair for Herring Ridge, including Camp Harrison in which he was instrumental in establishing.  He was a recipient of the George Williams Award and the 2007 John R. Mott Award for his service and leadership in the YMCA.

Steele was a faithful Christian, and he and his wife, Molly, were members of Myers Park Presbyterian Church for more than thirty years. A member of a Bible Study group that met weekly for eighteen years, Steele’s faith was enriched by the knowledge gained in his studies and the deep fellowship with those friends.

In all he did, his deep and enduring faith in God was his driving force. He recognized the dignity of every individual no matter his or her life circumstances and greeted everyone he met with a contagious smile. Steele led a life of quiet courage, integrity, respect for others, and abounding capacity to love. Nowhere was this more evident than in his relationships with his children and stepchildren and many grandchildren. He loved spending time with all of them skiing, romping at the beach, dancing, hiking in the mountains, and enjoying family trips. His sense of humor and mischievous, playful side endeared him to all his family and many friends. He loved the outdoors and was happiest when enjoying a rigorous hike, playing golf, boating in the inland waterway or fishing in a picturesque stream.

Surviving him are his loving wife of 33 years, Mary McPherson Browne Dewey; his children: George Steele Dewey, IV and his wife, Meg and their children, Alex and Steele, Edward O’Herron Dewey and his wife, Kristan and their children, Holden, Scarlet and Sam, Margaret Dewey Quarrier and her husband, Alex and their children, Sally, Bays and McKenzie; his step children: Shippen Williams Browne and his wife, Bridget and their children, Ben, Chase and Anna Banks, Kate Browne Beam and her husband, John and their children, Molly, Jack and Lucy, Daniel Clarke Finney Browne and his wife, Melinda and their children, Ashlyn, Luke and Eleanor; his sister, Mollie Dewey Faison; his nephews, Jay Faison and Lane Faison and their families and many other integral family members. Preceding him in death aside from his parents was his stepfather, William King Faison.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at Myers Park Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, followed by an outdoor reception at the church. Interment will be private. The service will be also livestreamed at https://myersparkpres.org/live/special/.  The family requests that all attendees wear masks.

Memorials may be offered in memory of Steele to Duke Cancer Institute for Prostate and Urologic Cancers, 300 W. Morgan Street, Suite 1200, Durham, NC 27701 or Myers Park Presbyterian Church, 2501 Oxford Place, Charlotte, NC 28207 or the YMCA of Greater Charlotte, Attn: Camper Scholarships, 400 East Morehead Street, Charlotte, NC 28202.

Arrangements are in the care of Kenneth W. Poe Funeral & Cremation Service, 1321 Berkeley Ave., Charlotte, NC 28204; (704) 641-7606. Online condolences may be shared at www.kennethpoeservices.com.