HOLLISTER — Willie Hamlet (Gus) Lee, 93, of Hollister, died on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, at Liberty Commons Nursing Center in Weldon.
Mrs. Lee was born May 9, 1921, in Warren County, the daughter of the late Benjamin Crowell and Ethelyn Crawley Hamlet. She was a lifelong member of Harris Chapel Baptist Church, where she sang in the choir. She was a homemaker, and was well known for her jellies, jams and pickles, especially her watermelon rind pickles and chow chow relish. Willie Gus was a member of The Quilting Class in Hollister and made beautiful quilts for her children and grandchildren. She was a beloved wife, sister, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and loved her family very much.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Edward Lee; daughter, Ann Lee Williams; and four sisters, Miriam Mabry, Ruth Bryant, Annie Hayes and Frances Staton.
Survivors include sons, Glen Lee and his wife, Katherine, of Roanoke Rapids, Lemuel Lee and his wife, Annette, of Nashville; her son-in-law, Lacy Williams and his wife, Myrtle, of Roxboro; her sister, Jean Parker and her husband, Eddie, of Norfolk, Va.; seven grandchildren, Sharon Royster of Suffolk, Va., Ben Lee and his wife, Candace, of Woodstock, Ga., Scott Lee and his wife, Lisa, of Nashville, Shannon Kerley and her husband, Tim, of Apex, Brian Lee of Charlotte, Troy Williams and his wife, Kathy, Tim Williams and his wife, Lynn, both of Roxboro; 14 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12 at Askew Funeral and Cremation Services in Roanoke Rapids, which is handling the arrangements.
A celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13 at Harris Chapel Baptist Church in Hollister, with the Rev. Roy Porter and the Rev. Phil Qualls officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Flowers are welcome or memorial contributions may be made to the Harris Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Carlton Qualls, 1472 Williams Road, Hollister NC 27844.
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015
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Mrs. Lee was born May 9, 1921, in Warren County, the daughter of the late Benjamin Crowell and Ethelyn Crawley Hamlet. She was a lifelong member of Harris Chapel Baptist Church, where she sang in the choir. She was a homemaker, and was well known for her jellies, jams and pickles, especially her watermelon rind pickles and chow chow relish. Willie Gus was a member of The Quilting Class in Hollister and made beautiful quilts for her children and grandchildren. She was a beloved wife, sister, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and loved her family very much.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Edward Lee; daughter, Ann Lee Williams; and four sisters, Miriam Mabry, Ruth Bryant, Annie Hayes and Frances Staton.
Survivors include sons, Glen Lee and his wife, Katherine, of Roanoke Rapids, Lemuel Lee and his wife, Annette, of Nashville; her son-in-law, Lacy Williams and his wife, Myrtle, of Roxboro; her sister, Jean Parker and her husband, Eddie, of Norfolk, Va.; seven grandchildren, Sharon Royster of Suffolk, Va., Ben Lee and his wife, Candace, of Woodstock, Ga., Scott Lee and his wife, Lisa, of Nashville, Shannon Kerley and her husband, Tim, of Apex, Brian Lee of Charlotte, Troy Williams and his wife, Kathy, Tim Williams and his wife, Lynn, both of Roxboro; 14 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12 at Askew Funeral and Cremation Services in Roanoke Rapids, which is handling the arrangements.
A celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13 at Harris Chapel Baptist Church in Hollister, with the Rev. Roy Porter and the Rev. Phil Qualls officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Flowers are welcome or memorial contributions may be made to the Harris Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Carlton Qualls, 1472 Williams Road, Hollister NC 27844.
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015
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HOLLISTER — Willie Hamlet (Gus) Lee, 93, of Hollister, died on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, at Liberty Commons Nursing Center in Weldon.
Mrs. Lee was born May 9, 1921, in Warren County, the daughter of the late Benjamin Crowell and Ethelyn Crawley Hamlet. She was a lifelong member of Harris Chapel Baptist Church, where she sang in the choir. She was a homemaker, and was well known for her jellies, jams and pickles, especially her watermelon rind pickles and chow chow relish. Willie Gus was a member of The Quilting Class in Hollister and made beautiful quilts for her children and grandchildren. She was a beloved wife, sister, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and loved her family very much.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Edward Lee; daughter, Ann Lee Williams; and four sisters, Miriam Mabry, Ruth Bryant, Annie Hayes and Frances Staton.
Survivors include sons, Glen Lee and his wife, Katherine, of Roanoke Rapids, Lemuel Lee and his wife, Annette, of Nashville; her son-in-law, Lacy Williams and his wife, Myrtle, of Roxboro; her sister, Jean Parker and her husband, Eddie, of Norfolk, Va.; seven grandchildren, Sharon Royster of Suffolk, Va., Ben Lee and his wife, Candace, of Woodstock, Ga., Scott Lee and his wife, Lisa, of Nashville, Shannon Kerley and her husband, Tim, of Apex, Brian Lee of Charlotte, Troy Williams and his wife, Kathy, Tim Williams and his wife, Lynn, both of Roxboro; 14 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12 at Askew Funeral and Cremation Services in Roanoke Rapids, which is handling the arrangements.
A celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13 at Harris Chapel Baptist Church in Hollister, with the Rev. Roy Porter and the Rev. Phil Qualls officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Flowers are welcome or memorial contributions may be made to the Harris Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Carlton Qualls, 1472 Williams Road, Hollister NC 27844.
Daily Herald (Roanoke Rapids, NC)
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
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Mrs. Lee was born May 9, 1921, in Warren County, the daughter of the late Benjamin Crowell and Ethelyn Crawley Hamlet. She was a lifelong member of Harris Chapel Baptist Church, where she sang in the choir. She was a homemaker, and was well known for her jellies, jams and pickles, especially her watermelon rind pickles and chow chow relish. Willie Gus was a member of The Quilting Class in Hollister and made beautiful quilts for her children and grandchildren. She was a beloved wife, sister, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and loved her family very much.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Edward Lee; daughter, Ann Lee Williams; and four sisters, Miriam Mabry, Ruth Bryant, Annie Hayes and Frances Staton.
Survivors include sons, Glen Lee and his wife, Katherine, of Roanoke Rapids, Lemuel Lee and his wife, Annette, of Nashville; her son-in-law, Lacy Williams and his wife, Myrtle, of Roxboro; her sister, Jean Parker and her husband, Eddie, of Norfolk, Va.; seven grandchildren, Sharon Royster of Suffolk, Va., Ben Lee and his wife, Candace, of Woodstock, Ga., Scott Lee and his wife, Lisa, of Nashville, Shannon Kerley and her husband, Tim, of Apex, Brian Lee of Charlotte, Troy Williams and his wife, Kathy, Tim Williams and his wife, Lynn, both of Roxboro; 14 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12 at Askew Funeral and Cremation Services in Roanoke Rapids, which is handling the arrangements.
A celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13 at Harris Chapel Baptist Church in Hollister, with the Rev. Roy Porter and the Rev. Phil Qualls officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Flowers are welcome or memorial contributions may be made to the Harris Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Carlton Qualls, 1472 Williams Road, Hollister NC 27844.
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015
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