Robert Lee

Funeral services for Robert Edward Lee Jr., 91, of Roswell will be held at 2 pm., Monday, August 10, 2009 at Anderson-Bethany Funeral Home & Crematory with Pastor Eddie Lee, Pastor Rob Lee and Pastor Melvin Suttle officiating. Burial will follow at South Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held Sunday, August 9, 2009 from 6-8 pm and Monday, August 10, 2009 from 8 am till service time, at Anderson-Bethany Funeral Home. Robert passed away Friday, August 7, 2009 at his home. Robert was born January 6, 1918 to Robert E. Lee Sr. and Mae Moore in Dallas, Texas. He and his family came from Dallas, and arrived in Roswell in 1934. He met and married Flora Blanscet on September 16, 1936 and was a faithful and loving husband for almost 73 years. Robert repaired cars and opened his own business, Lee’s Garage at 808 S. Sunset in 1943. He retired in 2000, at the age of 82, after being in business for 57 years . He loved his many customers and treated them like family. Robert was a kind and generous man, full of humor and wit. He was a member of First Assembly of God Church in Roswell and was a blessing to all who knew him. He is survived by his wife Flora of the family home, five children; Ella Storms and her husband Stormy of Roswell, Thelma Guendler and her husband Alan of Denton, Tx, Eddie Lee and his wife Linda of Santa Teresa, NM, Elaine Wallen and her husband Steve of Carlsbad, Shay Patterson and her husband Don of Lake Dallas, Tx, eleven grandchildren, seventeen great grandchildren and seven great-great grandchildren. Robert was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Mae Lee, one sister, Bernice Wells, and three brothers, Buster Lee, Charles Lee and Fred Lee. Pallbearers will be Dennis Storms, Michael Storms, Grayson Houston, Allen Hanley, Robert Melton, Roger Ayers, Byron Ayers and Ysai Storms-Valdez. Honorary pallbearers will be Harvey Storms. Alan Guendler, Steve Wallen, Don Patterson, Jerry Letcher, Ken Charvoz, Kenneth Storms, Monty Houston, Tom Carpenter and Eddie Torres. Please share your thoughts and memories with the family in the online register book at andersonbethany.com Services are under the direction of Anderson-Bethany Funeral Home & Crematory .

Robert Lee

January 6, 1918 - August 7, 2009