Mrs. Elmo Lee

Services are scheduled for Saturday, March 17, 2007, at 2 p.m., in the Autry Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. J.A. Griffin officiating.  Burial will follow in the Frankston City Cemetery, Frankston. 

Pallbearers will be Randy Dingler, Kevin Dingler, Keith Small, and Shawn Small.  Mrs.  Lee passed away on March 15, 2007, in Jacksonville.

 She was born in Frankston, Texas October 1, 1919 to parents Ira Griffin and Vena Richards Griffin.  She lived in Frankston her entire life until 1999 when she moved to Jacksonville. She was a homemaker and seamstress working in the needlecraft industry for twenty plus years in Tyler and Jacksonville.  She loved to use her talent of sewing for her family and friends both before and after her retirement.  Mrs. Lee was a member of First Baptist Church Frankston where she taught Sunday School to Junior High girls for many years.

 She loved the important things of life such as family, friends, her home, and was always concerned about the welfare of her close friends of many years.  She always looked forward to her family coming to her house on holidays and special occasions.

She was preceded in death by her husband Elmo Lee, her parents, and her sister Wanda Merlene Corley. 

She is survived by her son and her daughter-in-law, Ronny and Frances Lee of Jacksonville; daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Randy Dingler of  Tyler; granddaughter and husband, Rhonda and Keith Small of Longview; grandson, Kevin Dingler and granddaughter, Cammy Dingler of Tyler; great-granddaughter, Jessika Small of College Station; great-grandson, Shawn Small of Longview, along with two nephews and several cousins.

Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Frankston or the charity of the Donor’s  choice.

Information from The Jacksonville Daily Progress