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Obituary for LEE


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Tuesday May 10, 2005

Harold B. Lee, born in Clarita, OK, November 15, 1923, raised in Dexter, NM, was a resident of Albuquerque since 1963. He was preceded in death by his parents, D. L. and Ollie Lee and brother, D. L. Lee, Jr. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Edna P. Lee; daughter, Judith and husband, James Varney; and son, Harold Duane Lee and wife Denise; brothers, Hansel and Kenneth Lee; sister, Lessie Lee; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Harold was a pilot in the U.S. Air Force and a veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict. He retired from the Air Force as a Major in 1963 and worked at the Bureau of Indian Affairs until retiring in 1986. He was a member of the Mountainside Church of Christ. Funeral Services will be Thursday, May 12, 2005, 12:30 p.m. at French Mortuary, Lomas Blvd. Chapel, 10500 Lomas Blvd., NE with Alan Taylor officiating. Interment will follow at 3:00 p.m. at Santa Fe National Cemetery. Friends may visit French Mortuary, Lomas Blvd. Chapel Wednesday, May 11, 2005 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to Albuquerque Christian Children's Home, 5700 Winter Haven Rd., NW, Albuquerque 87120. French Mortuary 10500 Lomas Blvd., NE 275-3500