I met Christy 6 years ago at LMS. Through that time, we shared many laughs during 7th grade lunch. I looked up to Christy so much. She always believed in me and gave me the confidence I needed to be a better teacher. She had a gift that allowed her to get through to students. All her students loved her. Christy helped me out countless times at LMS.  She helped me out so much that on two separate occasions my husband and dad (who did not know Christy) told me to personally thank Christy from them because she helped me out during difficult moments when even they could not.  She had a way about her that made people feel better. Christy didn’t just help me though, she helped anyone who came to her because that’s who she was. She made my life better and all things brighter.  I will miss her laughter, hugs, and warmth so much. There is a huge hole in my heart, but I will do my best to fill it with lots of love and laughter just as she would want us to do.  May God watch over Christy’s family, friends, and students who are grieving the loss of an amazing person. 

 Christy was an amazing teacher and big hearted person.   My son Thomas had her as a teacher at LMS. She ended up being his mentor throughout his time at LMS. That middle school math was a bit challenging for my Thomas and Christy would stay after school to help him and other students. She would buy them drinks, joke with them , then teach them the correct way to do math. She would always have a big smile and a funny story.  I know she will be truly missed by her LMS family. She was loved by us and we are thankful for the impact she had on our students life. We are praying for her sweet kiddos and husband. May God grant them the peace that surpasses all understanding. Hugs to you all. The Carpenters 
The picture is of Christy and Thomas his 8th grade year. 

Mrs. Steelman was such a positive influence in my son’s life throughout his middle school years. She kept him in encouraged and I appreciated it so much. She was a beautiful person. My condolences and prayers to her family. 

People at LMS would say "when you see that one, you always get that other one".  Christy was my work-wife and left arm.  We could read each other's facial expression and finish each other's sentences.  We shared the ability to love the "toughest" of kids over the years and I promise to continue.  I cannot fill her shoes at LMS, but will try to make her proud of me.  She and I worked so well together, as long as I did a coffee check, and made sure she had her fill.  Hope your happy place looks a lot like Hilton Head.  Love you Christy!

11 years ago we moved into our neighborhood; Christy and David were the first people we met. Brayden was just born and I was about to have a baby boy. Our boys because the best of friends and Christy and I became close. We leaned on each other, shared parenting “skills”, had some great early morning talks as we each drove to school and kept in touch even after we moved. I can’t tell you how much I am going to miss shooting her texts or bouncing ideas. Love you David, Peyton and Brayden...our house is your house 🧡💜🧡💜

I will miss you Mrs. Steelman. Thank you for helping me during my middle school years. I will miss our talks about Clemson and Carolina. I never would’ve been able to accomplish my goals in math without your support.  I will always remember you. 

David and Children,  Lane and I are heartbroken for you and your entire family.  We saw the joy that David’s mom, Dianne Steelman, took in having Christy as a daughter-in-law and mother to her Grands.  We pray God’s Peace for your entire family.  Linda Peeler

I had the privilege of working with Christy Steelman at LMS. She was the glue that held our school together and always knew when to ask the right questions that challenged our faculty to think outside of the box. Everything she did was for the good of the students. She loved being a teacher and building relationships with the kids at LMS and she was good at it. It came naturally to her. She would bend over backward to help every kid succeed. That is a lesson I will cherish forever. She helped me to be a better teacher, and I will continue with the knowledge she passed on to me. I am so honored to have worked with Christy and to have known her. 

I was one of Mrs. Christy’ s cheerleaders and students when I was in the eighth grade at Pelion. She helped me so much in math and even took the time on the side to help me too. She also was a great leader and coach. Mrs. Christy always went out of her way to help her team  and school. Her support and love was shown to us at Pelion. She will always have a special place in my heart. She will be missed. I will keep her family in my thoughts and prayers. May God be with them through this hard time. With love and prayer. Brittany Dodson

Christy is my niece and daughter of my brother Phil.  Since we both were Clemson Tiger fans we used to take her to the games with us when she was a child. I have many happy memories to hold on to of those fun days in Tigertown. Christy had a buckeye nut with a Tiger Paw painted on it. When the Tigers would need a first down or a big stop, that little girl would start rubbing on that buckeye for good luck. I can see her doing that right now as I write this. Our son Troy was almost her age and they loved to have fun running around together while we tailgated before and after the games. Later they became even closer friends when the two attended Clemson together. 

Unfortunately, her dad became sick with Parkinson’s at an early age and eventually had to be put into a nursing facility for eight years. That is when I saw Christy’s maturity, nurturing and leadership skills at such a young age. A lot was put on her during those years and I often sat back and admired how she was able to handle it all. Thank you sweetheart for being such a loving, compassionate, enduring and patient daughter for my brother. You were the one who caught his grief even though he loved you so much.  But your love, compassion and patience during that sad  time for us all never wavered.  I’m sure Phil was there with open arms to welcome you to Heaven and you are both sitting together with Jesus hugging each other. 

I’m sure all of the qualities I described above, backed up by  the many other memories written by others, made you the remarkable teacher you became and you will surely be missed by all of us. But our Father obviously has even more important plans for you sweetheart so go fly for Him and one day we can sit together and talk about all those great games we saw our Tigers play.  Love you Christy!

My deepest condolences to the family.  I knew Christy as a school classmate and we graduated together from LHS. We reconnected about 4 years ago when my son started LMS. He didn’t get to experience Mrs. Steelman as a teacher but we hired her as a tutor. Words cannot express the support that she provided my son during his middle school years...it was sooooo much more than just academic assistance. At one point, he was seeing her once a week. He looked so forward to seeing her every week. They developed a special bond...Christy a devout Clemson fan, and my son Noah, Carolina. We continued to see Christy even after Noah started LHS. They had plans to prepare him for his SAT. His heart is broken 💔 
I wish I would’ve told her what an impact she had on my child’s life. We are so grateful for her and will miss her dearly.  

My prayers are with you David and the family on the passing of Christy.May God surround you with family and friends to comfort and be each other strength.I really enjoyed  you as my Coventry neighbors. 

                                 My Deepest Condolence, 
                                   🙏💕

I had the great pleasure of getting to know Christy during my 10 years at LMS.  What an amazing person and teacher she was.  I don’t remember a time when Christy would walk or stop by my classroom that a student didn’t acknowledge her.  They would jump out of their seat and run to the door just to give her a hug or simply to say, “Hey, Mrs. Steelman”!  When she left the room, many of her previous students would tell me how wonderful she was to them.  The impact she had on the students at LMS was absolutely amazing.  She was tough, but so loving and they always knew she cared for them with her whole heart.  My heart aches for her family.  Please know you are all in my prayers and Christy is resting peacefully with her Father in Heaven. 🙏

She was a person who was very close to me she helped me with so much school work my personal life anything I needed she brought joy to everyone around her she helped any kids in need and she was always so funny she always was there for me she will always have a special place in my heart she was my school mama if I needed her she was there and it’s crazy how this happened so suddenly but I just have to think positive about all the good times we had and everything she did for me I cry and cry for her and her family I can’t imagine what they are going through right now but just know she is always looking down on us I loved her and now that she is gone it has opened my eyes keep in touch with people who you love the most because they can be gone just within the snap of a finger I pray for her family and all of her friends I love you But this is goodbye. 

Hi,my name is Bella and I was a student at Lexington middle school. Mrs.Steelman made a big impact in my life. Before I moved to Lexington I thought I was going to hate it, but it was the complete opposite. I loved it. Mrs.steelman always called me her kardashian 😂 and that’s because I would always break the dress code and I would try and hide so that she wouldn’t catch me but it’s because she knows that I have a very strong opinion and when something isn’t fair she knew I wouldn’t stop until it became fair. She was hard to make laugh but not to scare 😂 I remember one time I drinked a whole thing of monster and I was so hyper and sneaked up behind her and I scared her and then I ran back took a puppet from some kid and went to bother her with it (she thought I was crazy, but she laughed) 😂 then she put me in time out and made me sit with her and made me give back the puppet 😂 oh but that’s not all she found out I was drink monster and took it from me and I started to run around the cafeteria and Mrs.Steelman, Mrs.Wiz and Mr.Caffretty were looking at me like if I was crazy and they kept reading the ingredients in the monster and kept looking at me 😂 then later that day I got taken out of class and Mrs.Steelman told me that could stop my heart because it makes you have a lot of energy. I can’t believe she’s really gone, I loved her so much and I know she cared a lot for me and a lot of her other students, she always listened to me and gave me the best advice. I remember I hugged her from the back and she got scared but she immediately knew it was me 😂 and I know she’s in heaven but this is for her. I love you so much Mrs.Steely I hope you are resting in peace. It breaks my heart knowing you are gone but I know you will be an angel to those in heaven like you were here on earth. I thank you for all of the times you helped me in school and helped me make wiser choices. I will forever miss you. Thank you for everything Mrs.Steely ❤️

I usually don’t speak on stuff like this. But here goes, You honestly let us grow and yet still be with us. You guided us toward a more better and with more education path in school.❤️ You honestly have such a good heart. You’re the truth. I didn’t wanna Believe this. I remember that I would come down running Down the hallways running as fast as I can and you heard me “AIBY! It better not be you.” I stopped so you wouldn’t hear me😂 “AIBY i know it’s you! Come here” and I said “it’s not me”. You were such a great person to be around. I always wanted to make you laugh. Most of the time it worked. Most of your students you talked to always said “man what’s the point of school? It’s so stupid.” You always said “school isn’t gonna go away. It’s gonna come in handy when getting a job.” Well we all owe it to you and we didn’t like school but I know you’ll be proud of your students when we walk that stage and graduate 🎓 I remember when at lunch we would all gather around the teacher table and come bother you and you’d laugh when you saw us coming. You always helped me when I was at my lowest. You gave me advice. You were such a loving person. I know you wouldn’t want your students crying over you. You pushed us to do our extremely best. During those 3 yrs in middle school we’ve always gotten along. You were a good person to talk to. You mean a lot to me. I’m gonna miss giving you those hugs and getting in trouble by you in the hallways. Sometimes for not having my ID.  and you rushed me to get a new one. You were a second mom to all of us Mrs steelman. We all gave you chill nicknames . I always called you Mrs.steely 😂and everytime you heard me and I would yell out “Mrs steelyyyyyy guess what I got in Trouble” and you’d reply with “oh my god not this you again, didn’t I just talk to you not even a hour ago?! Who’d you get in trouble by Aiby?” And I said “guess” and you always knew. We all love you Mrs steelman. We’ll make you proud ❤️ Fly high🕊❤️

Mrs. Steelman was one of my favorite teachers at LMS. She helped out students and treated them as if they were her own. She always kept a smile on her face and was very positive. Her family is in my prayers.

Sandra and McKenzie,
This is Tracey, Phil’s Aunt Libby’s daughter.  You are all in our thoughts and prayers and have been since Chris King called me early the other morning. Libby sends her love and prayers and wishes she could be there but she can’t.  We remember Christy fondly when you and Phil would bring her up to Aunt Pearl’s house to see Grandmama Chappelear. McKenzie, we remember you fondly as well.  I personally remember you all swimming in Angie and Mike’s pool when you would come up.  Although we haven’t remained in contact, the precious memories remain. Much love to you all.

So saddened to hear of Christy's passing. She was a beautiful person that I became friends with in the sixth grade at Lexington Intermediate School. Praying for her family.

Mrs. Steelman was by far one of the best teachers I have ever had! She cared and loved for each of her students as if they were her own children, and I always knew she wanted the best for us in and outside of the classroom. She always had the best personality and energy and never failed to make us smile. She’s the only math teacher whose class I’ve actually enjoyed and had great memories in. My family’s thoughts and prayers are with her family! 

Christy was a wonderful math teacher for both of our daughters, who still talk about how much she truly cared about her students and her willingness to go the extra mile to ensure their success. We will always remember her fondly and will be praying God’s peace and comfort for her entire family during this difficult time. 

I had the privilege of working with Christy briefly at LMS.  She was the heart and soul of the school.  She was a consummate professional whose passion for children and education shone through her every act.  My condolences go out to her family, friends, and students.  They are in my prayers. 

I only met her thru my dearly departed, Bryan. They were cousins. However my condolences and love go out to the her mother, Sandra and husband and children. Grief is a road that is unforgiving and my prayers are with them.  God bless❤

I had the pleasure of working with Christy at Lexington Middle School. We were affectionately nickname “Mom and Dad” by teachers and students because we were always together and always playfully arguing about everything.  I met Christy in college in 1993 through a friend and she was one of the most charismatic people I had ever met.   She loved her Clemson Tigers and let me know they were better than the silly Gamecocks every chance she could get. However, she always respected me enough to let me heal after a loss.  Christy an I had a lot of professional admiration towards each other. She was the heart and soul of Lexington Middle School and admired all the students and teachers. She never stopped working to make the lives of students, teachers, and staff better at LMS.  Most of all , she loved her family. David was the light of her life. She loved her husband because he was always there for her and made her laugh when she was down. She doted on her children and was unapologetic about being “momma bear” when it came to their wellbeing.  I can only think that she has made it known that heaven is going to run a little different now that she is there. I will miss my friend so much but I know she will forever be an angel on my shoulder.   I will always point to heaven when her Tigers win...but I think she will give me a pass when they beat the Gamecocks. May God wrap his arms around you and bring you home. May God wrap his healing arms around your family and comfort them for their loss.  Rest In Peace my friend. 

Mrs. Steelman was a wonderful teacher to both of my children at LMS. Moreso, she was a gift when my daughter was recovering from surgery and trying to get back on track. We will never forget the extra time and efforts that she gave to her. So deeply sorry to hear of her passing. The family will be in our thoughts and prayers.

Christy joined my Hay Day neighborhood about 7 yrs ago. We became fast friends. How could we not? We talked every day on the game. We shared laughter and tears. I am so thankful that i was able to meet her in person 2 yrs ago.  When i hurt myself last year she sent the most thoughtful gift package with sweet and sarcastic notes attached to each item. I have kept each of the notes. My heart now has a permanent hole in it. I miss her terribly. 💔

OBITUARY

Christine "Christy" Haynes Steelman

June 7, 1976 – July 28, 2020

Caughman-Harman Funeral Home - Lexington Chapel

Show your support

Send Flowers

Add a Memory

Share Obituary

Get Reminders

Past Services

Visitation

Memorial Service