B. Louise Lee

B Louise Lee was born on September 30, 1945, in Perryton, Texas, to Joel Leon Hoover and Grace Hoogendoorn Hoover, and passed away peacefully at The Arbors in Enid, Oklahoma, while surrounded by her family on February 2, 2026. Louise was raised in the Oklahoma panhandle and graduated from Beaver High School in 1963. She met her future husband, Gerry Lee, while working with his sister Tanya at Midwestern Life in Enid, and they wed on May 7, 1965. Their marriage produced four children who loved her dearly: Brenda Louise Luskey, Jeffrey Wayne Lee, Kerri Marie Lee Abbott, and Sherri Rae Lee Best. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Gerry Lee, brothers Jerry Hoover and Troy Hoover, and sisters Noreen Lenz and Mary Ann Earls. Louise is survived by her children--Brenda and her husband, Ed; Jeff and his wife, Lori; Kerri and her husband, Jeff; and Sherri and her husband, Tommy-twelve grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her brothers Earle Hoover and Johnnie Hoover, and sister Rose Marie Meyer.

Louise attended one semester of college at Northwestern before deciding to travel a different path. She worked at Midwestern Life where she cultivated relationships that would last a lifetime. She then married Gerry and quickly became the "great woman behind the great man." She worked both alongside him and also in the shadows as he began and grew their businesses. From helping him pull engines in a service station, to managing all the bookkeeping in the plumbing shop, to purchasing antiques at auctions for the Mini Mall, Louise was always there cheering her husband on, urging him toward success, and doing her best to keep him in line.

Louise was also a full-time homemaker. She took great pride in her children and was very active in their young lives. She was a homeroom mother on an alternating basis for each of her children, and assisted with Bluebird and Campfire Girl groups her daughters were active in. Louise ensured her family always felt they were the most important thing in her life. She sewed clothes for her children and prepared homecooked meals. She enjoyed gardening and grew many items she would can or pickle for the family. Louise also had an artistic side and loved to crochet, paint, decorate cakes, prepare chocolates, and even create prom dresses. The artistry and fine-skill activities were halted when Louise was in a car accident in 1994 which left her in a halo after sustaining a broken neck.

Louise was an avid reader, devouring biographies as quickly as they were presented to her. She enjoyed search-a-words, jigsaw puzzles, and spending time with family. When the children were younger, Louise and Gerry often hosted card parties-pitch, rummy, and spades-while the kids played outside or in another room. Alternating houses was fun for the entire family, although her children still remember not being able to dig into the big bowl of candied popcorn.

Louise's greatest treasure was her family-especially her grandchildren. She used to say she wished there was a way to skip over kids and go straight to grandkids. Of course, she also used to say she was "never going to get married and raise her children to do the same." That worked out well as she and Gerry were married until his death in 2024, and each of her children remain married to this day. But her grandkids, they were indeed her world. There was always a pantry full of unhealthy snacks for them and cold sodas in the fridge. Hugs were freely given and love even more so.

As hard as it is to say goodbye, the kids are glad to know their parents are together again, and probably watching westerns in Heaven. The family wants to thank the amazing staff at The Arbors for the loving care given to Louise when she needed it most. In lieu of flowers, please donate to Youth and Family Services, as children and family should always come first.

Celebration of Life Service will be Friday, February 6, 2026 at 2:30 pm in Anderson-Burris Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Devon Kraus officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery, Enid.