Bobby Joe Lee

Published 11:29 am Thursday, March 31, 2011

TALLULAH — Bobby Joe Lee died Tuesday, March 29, 2011, at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. He was 81.

A rancher and farmer in Madison Parish, Mr. Lee was a member of First United Methodist Church.

He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Bobbye Ann Lee of Tallulah; two sons, Billy Clyde Lee and Benny Lee, both of Tallulah; three daughters, Cynthia Dartlone of Delhi, Jeannie Cobb of Tyler, Texas, and Linda Smith of Tallulah; two sisters, Tommie Jean Leake of Newellton and Sheryl Kifer of Carthage, Texas; 14 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.

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Services will be at 4 p.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church in Tallulah with the Rev. John Kavanaugh officiating. Burial will follow at Silver Cross Cemetery in Tallulah under the direction of Crothers-Glenwood Funeral Home. Visitation will be at the church Friday from 2 p.m. until the service.

Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 88, Tallulah, LA 71282 or to a favorite church or charity.