Jesse Raeford Lee's Obituary
Jesse Raeford Lee, 95, of Monroe passed away on October 22, 2024 in Atrium Health Union. His funeral service will be 2 PM Friday, October 25, 2024 at Mountain Springs Baptist Church with Pastor Chris Baucom, Pastor Phil McLean and Deacon Tony Funderburk officiating. Burial will follow in Lakeland Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 12:30 PM until 1:30 PM in the sanctuary prior to the hour of the service.
Born April 17, 1929 in Stanly County, NC, he was the son of the late William F. Lee and Martha Wilma Long Lee. He was a veteran of the US Army during the Korean Conflict and worked during his lifetime as a custom cabinet maker. Mr. Lee was a member of Mountain Springs Baptist Church and was a Charter Member of the Union County Chapter of the Gideons. He was an accomplished musician and played in several bluegrass gospel groups. Mr. Lee was very active in his church servings as a Deacon, Sunday School Teacher and served on many committees and served on many mission trips.
Mr. Lee was preceded in death by his wife, Bobbie Jean Funderburk Lee. Survivors include sons Steve Lee (Tammy) of Monroe and Phillip Lee (Billie Ann) of Marshville, grandchildren Carla Lee Bowers (Phillip) of Marshville Michael Lee (Neza Mae) of Marshville, and Sammie Joe Stamey (Adam) of Monroe, great-grandchildren, Clayton and Andrew Bowers, Mikayla and Madison Lee, Memphis Alvarez, Patience Stamey, Makenna Stamey, and Payton Stamey, numerous nieces and nephews and special friend Kenneth Sarfaty. He was preceded in death by siblings Alton Lee, Nona Williams, Wriston Lee, Eunice Drake, Beatrice Robbins, Mildred Tomberlin, Hilda Broome, Dorothy Olsen, and Carole Taylor.
The family requests that memorials be made to Gideons International, 819 N. Charlotte Ave., Monroe, NC 28110.
Davis Chapel | Stanly Funeral and Cremation Care of Monroe is entrusted with the arrangements.
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