Lera W. Lee

Lera Wruble (Wilson) Lee was born on August 25, 1920, in Wells, Texas, to James Edward and Martha Jane (Stephens) Wilson. She married Jay Trubon Lee on November 22, 1936. Mrs. Lee resided in Angelina County most all her life, mainly in the Fairview Community. She passed from this earthly life to her eternal life with Jesus at her home in Fairview on Sunday, May 29, 2011 at the age of 90 years, 9 months and 4 days.

Mrs. Lee is preceeded in home-going by her husband, Jay Trubon Lee; one grandchild, James Lawrence Waley; her parents; three sisters, Dorothy Edna( Wilson) Brown, Fern Alene (Wilson) Tomlinson, and Georgia Parilee (Wilson) Horton; 2 half sisters, Martha Lou Vesta (Kenner) Massengill and Willa (Kenner) Grimes; 2 half brothers, William David Kenner and James Layfette Day. She is survived in this life by nine children (6 girls and 3 boys): Cleta Joan Harwell and husband, Thomas Edward of Diboll, TX, Glenn Truitt Lee of Livingston, TX, Shirley Pauline Lumpkin and husband, James Rauleigh Lumpkin of Lufkin, TX, Betty Wruble Boyd of Pollok, TX, Trubon Junior Lee and wife Patty Lynn of Diboll, TX, Dorothy Phyllis Gottshall and husband, Jerry Gottshall of Nacogdoches, TX, Edward Jay Lee of Houston, TX, Nelda Sue Morgan of Huntington, TX, and Sandra Lou Carrell of Lufkin, TX; 38 grandchildren, 66 great-grandchildren, 4 great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

Wruble was a devoted mother, homemaker, and preacher’s wife. She liked sewing, quilting, canning, and growing flowers. “Mama” especially enjoyed working in the kitchen and loved watching other folks enjoy her “good cookin’!” She always had the children (and Daddy’s starched white shirt!) ready for church every Sunday morning.

Mrs. Lee also taught the Junior Girls’ Sunday School Class for several years. After Bro. Lee’s home-going, she also served others outside the home for a short period while working in a restaurant with her sisters and as a sitter for the ill and elderly. Her favorite scripture was the 23rd Psalm, and her favorite hymn was “Amazing Grace” (“Because that’s what Daddy liked,” she said.)

God richly blessed Mrs. Lee with a long, healthy and meaningful life. She will be greatly missed by her family, friends, and relatives until God allows us to be reunited with her in Heaven.

Pallbearers will be Jay Dean Boyd, Larry Dixon, Bert Ferguson, Jeremy Gottshall, Brandon Harris, Eddie Harwell, Trubon DWayne Lee, Wayne Rhodes, Dwayne Windham and Marcus Winters.

Expressions of sympathy in Mrs. Lee's memory may be made to Hospice in the Pines, 116 S. Raguet, Lufkin, Texas 75904.

Services for Mrs. Lee will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, June 2, 2011 in the Gipson Funeral Home Chapel, with Bro. Roy Hall and Bro. Justin Bullard officiating. Eulogy will be given by Joe Rice. Graveside services will follow in the Gann Cemetery with Bro. Gene Hazell officiating.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 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