Edna Earl Lee

Edna Earl Lee, 97, of Milton, passed away Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016, at her home. Bright-Holland Funeral Home has scheduled graveside services for 11:00 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 4th, at East Post Oak Cemetery with Rev. Fred Fangio officiating and honors being rendered by Deport Chapter #1045 Order of the Eastern Star. The family will receive friends from 6 – 8 pm Wednesday at the funeral home. Mrs. Lee, the daughter of Claude & Achsa Pratt Jaynes, was born Aug. 24, 1918, in Blossom. Her career as a lunchroom cook at East Lamar High School and then Prairiland High School spanned over twenty years before her retirement. She was a member of the East Post Oak Baptist Church and the Deport Chapter #1045 Order of the Eastern Star. On Dec. 23, 1936, she married Frank Lee building 67 years of family and memories before his death on Jan. 8, 2004. Mrs. Lee was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, one son, Joe Dan Lee, a grandson, Tony Ellis, a son-in-law, Ed Johnston, two brothers, Jim and J. P. and four sisters, Margaret, Claudell, Sybil and Mary. Survivors include one son, Ollie Lee & wife Ruth of Paris, three daughters, Ruth Johnston of Paris, Ruby Lee of Dallas and Anita Bowling of Pattonville, grandchildren, Joe Lee & wife Charla, Sheri Gist, Vicki Reves & husband Steven, T J Chappell & husband Jimmy, Barry Johnston & wife Anya and Kay Ledet & husband Jonathan, nine great grandchildren, three great great grandchildren, three sisters, Susie Evans & husband Glen, Patsy Merritt & husband Donald and Glenda Woodall along with numerous nieces & nephews and a host of friends. Casket bearers will be: James Lee, James Freelen, Leslie Taylor, Robert Norwood, Darrell Vaughan and Don South. Honorary bearers will be: Joe Lee, Ted Flatt and Jonathan Ledet. If desired, the family requests that memorials be made to Gideons International, P. O. Box 261, Paris, TX 75461 or 903-785-7272 or www.gideons.org, East Post Oak Baptist Church, 5978 FM 1502, Detroit, TX 75436, Southside Baptist Church-Debt Relief Fund, 790 Jefferson Rd., Paris, TX 75460, or Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, 2222 Welborn St., Dallas, TX 75219.