March 28, 1998

THELLA LEE

DEXTER -- Thella Lee, 90, of Dexter died Thursday, March 26, 1998, at Dexter Memorial Hospital. She was born Jan. 5, 1908, at Cobb Station, daughter of Jonas and Mary E. Melton Moore. Lee formerly lived at Puxico and in Michigan, moving to Dexter in 1945. She was retired from Elder Manufacturing in Dexter...

DEXTER -- Thella Lee, 90, of Dexter died Thursday, March 26, 1998, at Dexter Memorial Hospital.

She was born Jan. 5, 1908, at Cobb Station, daughter of Jonas and Mary E. Melton Moore.

Lee formerly lived at Puxico and in Michigan, moving to Dexter in 1945. She was retired from Elder Manufacturing in Dexter.

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Survivors include two daughters, Margaret DeJournett of Dexter, Elizabeth Sibley of Flint, Mich.; a grandchild; four great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by two brothers, a sister and a grandchild.

Friends may call at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter from 5-8 p.m. Sunday.

Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Gerald King officiating. Burial will be in Dexter Cemetery.

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