Ada Parish Lee

Services for Ada Parish Lee, 71, of Diboll, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, May 16, 2013 in the Gipson Funeral Home Chapel, with Jerry Chandler officiating. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park.

Ada was born April 18, 1942 in Lufkin, Texas, the daughter of the late Reedna (Thompson) and Lonnie Parish. She passed away Sunday, May 12, 2013 in a Houston hospital.

Ada was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She especially enjoyed her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and riding “the wheeler”. She loved to talk and was not bashful about speaking her mind and giving her opinion. For more than 30 years, she and her husband Bo ran Lee’s Paint & Body. Ada was a member of Burke Baptist Church.

Survivors include her son, Bobby Lee of Diboll; sons and daughters-in-law, Butch and Charlotte Parish of Diboll, Joe and Kathy Parish of Gonzales and James and Kathryn Parish of Michigan; daughters and sons-in-law, Gina Lee and Jimbo Wright of Diboll and Dianne and Kurt Ulmer of Lufkin; sister, Vivian “Kooter” Francis of Houston; the love of her life, Shane Wright; 12 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; special friends, Letha Grandgeorge and Margie Jennings; and a number of nieces, nephews, and other family members.

In addition to her parents, Ada was preceded in death by her husband, George “Bo” Lee in 2003; grandson, Jacob Parish; and brothers, Morris Parish and R. W. (Dub) Parish.

Pallbearers will be Cody Anderson, Wayne Francis, Jr. Grandgeorge, Jamie Holeman, Joey Self and Myrton Thompson.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Ada’s memory may be made to St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, 6720 Bertner Avenue, Houston, TX 77030.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Wednesday evening at Gipson Funeral Home.

Condolences may be offered at www.gipsonfuneralhome.com

Services have been placed in the trust of Gipson Funeral Home