He was a native of Brantley County and had lived most of his life in Brantley County. He was preceded in death by his wife, Vernell Corlee Gunter Lee; his parents, John Lee and Sally Chesser Lee; four brothers, Wilbur Lee, Ward Lee, B.T. Lee, Dean Lee; and three sisters, Florence Herrin, Sallie Martin and Jeanette Prescott.
He was retired from Scapa Dryers and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a member of Pleasant Valley Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, Ricky Lee (wife Connie) of Waycross; three grandchildren, Corlee DeVane (husband Eli) of Waycross, Ethan Lee and Lindsey Lee both of Schlatterville; three sisters, Sandra Dixon of Waycross, Rosa Jenkins of Jacksonville, FL, Vernon Carmichael of Branford, FL; three brothers, Marvin Lee of Waycross, Kenny Lee of Hortense, Earl Lee of Nahunta; and several nieces, nephews and other relatives.
A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday (February 28, 2012) at Music Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in High Bluff Cemetery. The family will be receiving friends at the funeral home Monday night from 5 until 7.
Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online registry at www.musicfuneralhome.com.
Music Funeral Home
1503 Tebeau St
Waycross, GA 31501
912-283-1414
http://www.musicfuneralhome.com
He was a native of Brantley County and had lived most of his life in Brantley County. He was preceded in death by his wife, Vernell Corlee Gunter Lee; his parents, John Lee and Sally Chesser Lee; four brothers, Wilbur Lee, Ward Lee, B.T. Lee, Dean Lee; and three sisters, Florence Herrin, Sallie Martin and Jeanette Prescott.
He was retired from Scapa Dryers and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a member of Pleasant Valley Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, Ricky Lee (wife Connie) of Waycross; three grandchildren, Corlee DeVane (husband Eli) of Waycross, Ethan Lee and Lindsey Lee both of Schlatterville; three sisters, Sandra Dixon of Waycross, Rosa Jenkins of Jacksonville, FL, Vernon Carmichael of Branford, FL; three brothers, Marvin Lee of Waycross, Kenny Lee of Hortense, Earl Lee of Nahunta; and several nieces, nephews and other relatives.
A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday (February 28, 2012) at Music Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in High Bluff Cemetery. The family will be receiving friends at the funeral home Monday night from 5 until 7.
Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online registry at www.musicfuneralhome.com.
Music Funeral Home
1503 Tebeau St
Waycross, GA 31501
912-283-1414
http://www.musicfuneralhome.com
Family Members
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Wilbur Allen Lee
1917–1985
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Florence Elizabeth Lee Herrin
1918–2007
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Ward Raymond Lee
1921–1986
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Benjamin Thomas Lee
1923–1983
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John "Earl" Lee
1925–2018
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Sallie Lee Martin
1926–2010
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Rosa Emeline Lee Jenkins
1927–2021
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Fannie Jeannette Lee Prescott
1932–2010
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Samuel Dean Lee
1934–1997
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Marvin Russell Lee
1936–2020
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