Elizabeth Bee Lee

Elizabeth “Bee” Lee, 79, of Gallipolis, passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2009 at St. Mary’s Medical Center. She was born April 28, 1930 in Vanceburg, Kentucky, daughter of the late William and Chloe Melinda Adkins Welch. Bee was married to Mott “Snooky” Lee on June 8, 1956 at Vanceburg, KY and he preceded her in death in 1993. Bee worked as a riverboat cook at Island Creek Coal Company for many years. She was best known in Gallipolis for her work at Bob Evans Restaurant as a waitress. She continued to work as a waitress at Red Rooster until age 69. Surviving her are three children, Sherry David Sexton, Dennis Denise Lee, and Pete Tomi Lee, all of Gallipolis; eight grandchildren, Chassity Lee, Aaron Lee, Michael Steinbeck, Jennifer Steinbeck, Adam Lee, Ben Lee, Katie Duke, Emily Manuell; three great grandchildren, Lane Dotson, Ayrlei Dotson, Gracie Lee; two daughters-in-law, Peggy Lee of Syracuse, OH and Terry Lee of Gallipolis; one brother, William Norma Welch of Lexington, KY; one sister, Dicie Peachy Petty of Michigan; sister-in-law, Nellie Welch of Kentucky; several nieces and nephews including a special nephew, Danny Welch of Rockville, OH; special friends, Virginia Gibson and Don and Dorothy Perkins. In addition to her parents and her husband Mott “Snooky” Lee, she was preceded in death by two children Kenny Lee and John Lee, brother Charles Welch, sisters, Bessie Cottingham, Zelma Bush, Opal Ruckle, and Mildred McGlone. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, May 11, 2009 at the Willis Funeral Home with Pastor Alfred Holley officiating. Burial will follow in Ohio Valley Memory Gardens. Friends may call at the funeral home on Sunday, May 10, 2009 from 6-8 p.m. Willis Funeral Home Gallipolis OH US Cemetery: 2009-05-11 Ohio Valley Memory Gardens Gallipolis OH US Visitation: 2009-05-10 18:00:00-20:00:00 Willis Funeral Home Gallipolis OH US Service: 2009-05-11 10:00:00 Willis Funeral Home Gallipolis OH US