Joseph Lee, Jr.,(Joe) age 92 transitioned from this earthly life to eternal life on Sunday, March 15, 2020. He was preceded in death by his stepmother, Peggy Lee Wiseman; son, Joseph Lee, III; sister, Naomi Sessions; brother, Abraham Lee. Joe leaves to cherish his memories, a devoted and loving wife of 66 years, Evelyn Clarinetta (Clara) Lee; one daughter; Arnetta Jerrilyn Arnell, Montgomery, AL; three sons, Michael (Yvonne) Lee, Nashville, TN; Howard (Sharlene) Lee, New City , NY; Rev. Stephen (Tracy) Lee, Savannah, GA; adoptive “son”, Arthur Franklin, Jr., Nashville, TN; siblings, Ruth Washington, Fayetteville, NC., Rachel Shockley, St. Paul, MN; Mary Mack, Birmingham, AL; Josephine Davis, Pinson, AL; and James Lee, Indianapolis, IN; grandchildren, Lashonda (Milton) Moore, Nashville, TN.; Anethia Theress (Rev. Marcellus) Norris, Stony Point, NY; Malcolm Lee, Moreno Valley, CA; Matthew (Loni) Lee, Riverside, CA; Jasmine (Clifford) Browne, Fort Dix, NJ; Morgan Lee, Brooklyn, NY; Stephen Daniel Lee, Savannah, GA; Astrid and Ferris Browne, Brooklyn, NY; special granddaughter Nikki Swett-Smith, Mobile, AL; great-grandchildren: Jarren and Jorri Moore, Nashville, TN; London and Marcellus, II, Stony Point, NY; Jaslynn and Joel Browne, Fort Dix, New Jersey; Janae and Jacob Lee, Moreno Valley, CA; Devinicus and Demetrius Lee, Riverside, CA; sisters-in-law: Wynetta Smith, Florence, AL; Ruby Leaks, Detroit, MI; Vicki (Charles) Harris, Fayetteville, NC; Bridgette (Jesse) Scott, Birmingham, AL; brother-in-law, Cleatus, Jr. (Gaynelle) Burns, St. Louis, MO; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
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