Marilyn, "Nanny" Steves passed away on March 5, 2015 at her son's residence in Port Orange, after a long difficult battle with a second round of cancer. She was born on May 13, 1922 in Mt. Kisca NY to L. Frederick Noe and Vi Kennedy Noe. She was raised in Katonah, NY and graduated for K.H.S., attended the former Hakes Business School in White Plains, NY and took several courses at Columbia University, NY City, before moving to Florida when she continued to take courses at D.B.C.C., Daytona Beach. Over the years she held several secretarial positions. Among them, working in the music department of radio station WNDB which was housed in the former News-Journal building on Orange Avenue. Here she met many musicians, among them jazz sax player, Zak Steves, whom she married in 1951. After several area gigs, where she sang with the "Bob Grant Trio", they toured the southeast an as far as Dallas, Texas, after which they happily returned to Florida and eventually settled in Wilbur-by-the Sea in 1959. Wilbur was a very special place to them and both were active in the Wilbur Improvement Assoc., to which Marilyn belonged until her death. Other associations she belonged to were the PTA in both Longstreet Elem. School and the former Seabreeze Junior High, Peninsula Club (former Home Life Department, now defunct Zeta Chapter of Phi Sigma Alpha, Museum of Arts & Sciences, Ponce Inlet Lighthouse Preservation Assoc., Canasta Club and several animal rescue groups. When asked how she would like to be remembered, she said simply, "She Cared" - and care she did! She was deeply troubled by the number of homeless, both human and animal. Over the years she took in many stray animals, finding homes for them and nurturing those that could not be placed. Before age and cancer interfered, her hobbies included gardening, all forms of music, reading, writing, photography, crosswords, learning all she could about everything and weekly visits with her canasta friends. Survivors include son Mark F. Steves, grandson, Curt Steves, great-grandson, Noah Steves, granddaughter, Alicia Steves, several cousins with whom she kept close contact, many loyal friends and her special feline companion "Prissy-Jack Steves". A Celebration of Life will be held 11 AM Saturday, March 14, 2015 in the Chapel of Lohman Funeral Home, Daytona Beach, 1423 Bellevue Avenue, Daytona Beach, FL. Friends may pay their condolences at . Arrangements are under the careful direction of Cardwell, Baggett & Summers Funeral Home and Crematory.