Mr. John Hushel Lee
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Graveside funeral services for Mr. John H. Lee, 87, of Carthage, Texas will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at the Concord Cemetery with Rev. Homer Hawthorne officiating. Burial will follow under the direction of Hawthorn Funeral Home. Visitation will be 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home prior to the graveside service.
Mr. John Hushel Lee was born November 9, 1932 in Timpson, Texas. He passed this life December 27, 2019 in Carthage, Texas. John was the oldest of four children born to the marriage of Leon and Frances Britton Lee. He was raised and schooled in Pickton graduating Pickton High School with the class of 1952, and attended A&M Commerce. Mr. Lee served his country through the U.S. Army.
John spent his career as a compressor mechanic for Getty Oil Company retiring after 33 years of service. He is preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Paula Bailey and Mary Johnson; daughter, Retha Ann Lee; and a son, John Britt Lee.
Mr. Lee is survived by his loving wife, Shirley Lee of Carthage; son, Dale Lee and wife Kristi of Carthage; brother, Joe Lee and wife Jane of Quitman; brother-in-law, Doyle Bailey of Quitman; grandchildren, Micah Lee and wife Valentina, Ryan Rodgers and wife Kristi, Jason Lee and wife Jaimie, Reshay Rodgers and husband John David Tyler, Cali Lee, Kira Lee, Misti Herfkins, Lindsey Hansen, Martye Bittick, and Adam Hansen; nine great grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews, and a host of friends.
Serving as pallbearers will be Kyle Lee, Jason Lee, Adam Hansen, Brad Bittick, Adam Hansen, Jeff Bailey and J.D. Tyler.
An online guestbook may be signed at www.hawthornfuneralhome.com