Loretta Steed McIntire, age 70, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Friday, May 12, 2006 in a local health care facility. She was of the Baptist faith and was a member of Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas. She was a homemaker and a loving wife and mother. She was the daughter of the late Vernon Steed. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Edward Melton McIntire. She is survived by her mother Etta Vee McDaniel Steed of Scottsdale, Arizona and three children and spouses: Sharon and Dr. Grant Simmons of Slidell Louisiana; Genia Arispe of New Orleans, Louisiana, and Dr. Ed and Rebecca McIntire of Cleveland; six grandchildren: David Simmons, Britt Simmons, and Chad Simmons, all of Nashville, Summer Arispe of Cleveland, Jay and Maddox McIntire, both of Cleveland; brother, Billy Steed of Scottsdale, AZ; several nieces and nephews.