Morris Lee

MORRIS LEE Morris Lee, son of Hermann and Nellie Hall Lee, was born, May 29, 1926 in Washburn, Missouri. He departed this life, Tuesday, February 22, 2011, in St. John's Hospital, Lebanon, Missouri at the age of eighty-four years, eight months and twenty-four days. On July 27, 1944 in Aurora, Missouri, he was united in marriage to Christine Angeline Maples and to this union two children were born. Together they shared sixty-five years of marriage before her passing on March 17, 2010. He was also preceded in death by his parents; a brother Frank Lee and two sisters, Mary Strickland and Louise Little. Survivors include two children, Franklin Morris Lee and wife Linda of Camdenton, Missouri and Delores Diane Black; five grandchildren, James Black, Jesse Kempter, Franklin Morris Lee II, Michele Murdock and Billy Lee; eight great-grandchildren, James Morris Black, Jr., Leyna Emory Black, Kyla Kempter, Kody Kempter, Abby Lee, Shelby Lee, Wyatt Lee and Kalie Murdock; a sister Ablea "Pigtail" Freeman of Aurora, Missouri and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. Morris was raised in the Aurora and Mt. Vernon areas. After graduation from high school, he served his country proudly in the United States Army during World War II. After being honorably discharged from the Army, he began a career with General Motors in Kansas City. He retired to the Lake of the Ozarks in 1973. Morris made a profession of faith and was a member of Ira Baptist Church. He was a committed husband and always enjoyed doing things that his wife liked to do. He enjoyed conversation and always had a story to tell. He also loved to write poems, whistle and sing old time songs. Most of all, spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren was most important to him. He was a loving father, grandfather, brother and uncle and a caring neighbor and friend. We celebrate his life and his accomplishments and will treasure the memories he created for his family and friends. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, February 25, 2011 in Allee-Holman-Howe Funeral Home. Private burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Camdenton. Visitation will be from 9-10 a.m., Friday in the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to American Heart Association and left at the funeral home. Allee-Holman-Howe Funeral Home of Camdenton is assisting the family with arrangements.