Jay Buren "J.B." Lee Jr.

Funeral services for Jay Buren J.B. Lee, Jr., 83, of Lufkin will be held Thursday, February 12, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway-Claybar Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Mardy Guidry officiating. Interment will follow in the Gann Cemetery. Mr. Lee was born January 31, 1926 to Jay Buren Lee, Sr. and Esther (Dunn) Lee near Colmesneil, Texas. He passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at home, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Lee was a loving and devoted husband, father, and grandfather. He served in the United States Army as a Ranger in the 123rd Infantry stationed in Augsburg, Germany. Mr. Lee was an avid outdoorsman who loved to hunt, fish, garden, travel, and dance. He retired as a Shift Chemist from Southland Paper Mill after forty years. Mr. Lee was a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church. He was a member of the VFW Post 1836 and a lifetime member of the NRA and the TSRA. Mr. Lee was awarded Peavy PrimaryÕs Tall Texan Award in 2003. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Mary Lee of Lufkin; son, Robert E. Lee and wife Nancy of Lufkin; daughter, Melinda Lee Alexander and husband Greg of Lufkin and their daughter Jennifer Lee Smith of Frisco; son, Jasper Lee and wife Terri and their children Jasmine, Lauren, Madeleine Lee, all of Lufkin, and Brittney Lee Rogers and husband Anthony of Nacogdoches; and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Mr. Lee was preceded in death by his siblings, Cloie, Trubon, and Wanda. Pallbearers will be James Lumpkin, Robert Arrington, Clay Harris, Randy Arnold, Larry Schoen, Rabbit Griffin, Larry Byers, and Donnie Matthews. Honorary pallbearers will be the Hudson High School Class of 1946. Special thanks are extended to Dr. Charles A. Evans and staff, Hospice in the Pines, and Carmen McDonald of Memorial Health Care. Memorial contributions may be made to Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, 595 Mt. Carmel Road, Lufkin, Texas 75904 or Hospice in the Pines, 116 South Raguet Street, Lufkin, Texas 75904. Carroway-Claybar Funeral Home, Lufkin, directors.