| Obit For | Calvin Lee |
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| Headline | Obituary |
| Text | Calvin Lee Dead: Funeral services over the body of Calvin Lee, who died Friday following an operation in the Jane Chinn hospital, was held in the late residence at Black's crossing at 2 o'clock, Sunday afternoon. Burial was made in the Carterville Cemetery. Rev. L. M. Gaines, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Carterville, preached the funeral sermon, and he service at the cemetery was in charge of the Woodmen of the World and Odd Fellows. Calvin Lee was 44 years old. He is survived by his widow, one son, Jewell, and three daughters, Mesdames Elmer Cummins, Keller and Luther Aikens [Atkins?]. A mother and other immediate relatives also survive. Joplin Herald. The deceased was a son Andy Lee, dec'd, and was born and reared south of town on the Lee farm at the Lee Spring. His mother, Elvira Lee, resides at Filer, Idaho. Mr. Lee is well remembered here, and his many friends extends the deepest sympathy to the family and relatives. Research Note: Calvin Lee was a son of Andrew Jackson and Elvira (Packwood) Lee. He married Sally Howard in Barry County, October 27, 1888. Andrew Lee was listed in 1850 as a son of Miller and Nancy (Wheeler) Lee, early day pioneers of Barry County. |
| Newspaper or Funeral Home | Cassville Republican |
| Date | February 26, 1914, Thursday |
| Death Cert Link | Death Certificate |
| Resource | State Historical Society of Missouri |
| Submitted by | Donna Cooper |
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