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James Otis Lee Sr
9 Feb 1918 – 1 Dec 1973
| Birth | 9 Feb 1918 |
| Death | 1 Dec 1973 |
| Cemetery | McLaurin Cemetery McLaurin , Forrest County , Mississippi , USA |
| Added by | Robert E. Lee on 12 Nov 2008 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13870553 |
Bio
Son of Lenard L Lee.His Mother Bessie Owen buried in Brooklym Cem. Brooklym, MS. Drown in small pond in McLaurin. James Otis Lee X-Wife Buried in Memorial Gardens Cem. in Mosselle, MS. Mellie Marie Graham Lee Davis. They had 6 Children Marie, Linda, Evelyn, James Jr., Lenard, & Robert E Lee. Otis Lee rites to be Wednesday Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hulett-Winstead Funeral Home chapel for Otis Lee, 60, caretaker at Johnson State Park, who was drowned Saturday afternoon in a farm-fishing pond just south of McLaurin. The Rev. Garland Mclnnis will officiate. Burial will be in McLaurin Cemetery The body will be in state after 9 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home Survivors are three daughters, Mrs Marie Hariel of Poplarville, Mrs Linda Cromwell of Moselle and Mrs Evelyn Holcomb of Hattiesburg; three sons, James Otis Lee Jr. of Moselle Lenard of Petal and Robert E. USMC Iceland; a brother, Floyd Lee of Mobile; and three sisters. Drowns in fishing pond near Mclaurin The body of Otis Lee, about 60, was recovered from a small fishing pond located on a farm just south of Mclaurin around 7 p.m. Saturday. Officials launched the search for Lee, who had been caretaker at Johnson State Park for four months, after the owner of the farm were Lee lived alone in a house trailer discovered a fishing boat overturned in the pond about 4 p.m. and failed to locate Lee. Farm owner C.W. Johnson said he also found a 16 gauge unloaded shotgun lying on the seat of a second boat and a fishing pole floating in the pond. Johnson, who had gone to the farm to get some corn, is superintendent of Johnson State Park. The Forrest County Sheriff's department sent units to the area and called in several rescue teams, including one unit of the Hattiesburg Fire Dept. Dragging operations began shortly after dark. Neighbors said Lee was a native of McLaurin but had been living eleswhere for several years. He returned a few months ago to take the job at the state park. Coroner Harry Phillips went to the scene Saturday night and held an inquest. Phillips ruled that death had been caused by accidental drowning, authorities said. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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- James Floyd Lee 1914–1992
- Joyce Flora Lee 1920–1994
- Rae Virginia Lee Matlock 1926–2011
- Katie Odell Daw Leaman 1935–1990
Children
- Dorothy Marie Lee Hariel 1939–2005
- Linda Joyce Lee Cromwell 1941–2000
- Evelyn Doris Lee 1943–2002
- James Otis Lee Jr 1949–2008
- Lenard Ray Lee Sr 1951–2019
- Robert E Lee 1954–?
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