Published: May 11, 2009 04:42 pm         

GERTRUDE GRUBB LEE

GERTRUDE GRUBB LEE

June 18, 1917-May 10, 2009

Gertrude Grubb Lee, age 91, passed away Sunday, May 10, 2009 at the

Wayne County Hospital.

She was born June 18, 1917 in Clay County, Ky., the daughter of the late

George Washington and Maggie Miller Grubb.

On March 25, 1935 she united in marriage with William Frank Lee, who

passed away September 29, 1997.

To this 62 year union nine children survive-Rev. Bill Preston and his

wife Elaine Lee of Sherman, Texas; Rev. Robert E. and his wife Barbara Lee,

Jean and her husband Ronnie Collins and Barbara and her husband Don Wright,

all of Connersville, Ind., Ralph and his wife Carol Lee of Columbus, Ind.,

Shirley and her husband Lige Baldwin of Kodak, Tenn., Bonnie and her husband

Rev. Darrell Ragan of Monticello, Ky., Gary "Butch" and his wife Vonda Lee

of Dandridge, Tenn., and Carol and her husband Rev. Don Russell of Graham,

Texas; 18 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; five

great-great-grandchildren; four sisters-Pauline Coldiron, Dorothy Hurley,

Aletta Collier and Rose Robinson; two brothers-George Grubb, Jr. and Everett

Grubb.

She was preceded in death by one son-Larry Lee; her

daughter-in-law-Betty Lee; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and

siblings-Leola Garrett, Geneva Patton, Lois Grubb and Boyd Grubb.

Mrs. Lee had made Christ her Lord and was a member of the Highway

Holiness Church.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at the Highway Holiness

Church with Rev. Bill Lee, Rev. Darrell Ragan, and Rev. Don Russell

officiating. Burial followed in the Elk Spring Cemetery.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to the St. Jude

Children's Research Hospital.

Hickey and Son Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

     

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