Dougherty-Mitchell-Sumter County GaArchives Obituaries.....Lee, Jewell Ray July 11, 2007
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The Albany Herald -  Obituaries
Jewell Ray Lee 

PELHAM — Jewell Ray Lee, 88, died July 11, 2007, at Phoebe Putney Memorial 
Hospital. 

The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. today graveside in Pelham Cemetery. The Rev. 
Joe Beauchamp will officiate. 

Born May 30, 1919, in Whiteville, NC, to the late Manley Wescott Ray and the 
late Bessie Kate High Ray, Mrs. Lee had been a resident of Magnolia Manor 
Nursing Center in Americus for several years. She was formerly a longtime 
resident of Atlanta and a native of Whiteville, NC. Jewell was preceded in 
death by her husband of 52 years, the Rev. Roy Lee. The consummate pastor’s 
wife, together they ministered to churches in Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia 
for many decades. After graduating from business school, she earned an 
Associate’s degree from Mars Hill College. The Rev. and Mrs. Lee were members 
of Briarlake Baptist Church in Decatur, GA, where Jewell was devoted to her 
beloved Grace Bible Class. 

Survivors include her son, R.J. “Jerry” Lee and wife, Anne Sturtevant of 
Chamblee; daughter, Linda Lee Newman and husband, Bill of Albany; brother, 
Royce J. Ray and wife, Patricia of Whiteville, NC; grandchildren, Cater Lee 
Swartzlander of LaCanada, CA, Derek Lee, Jordan Lee and Shannon Glover Bishop 
of the metro Atlanta area, Brannon Glover of Albany and Jeremy Lee of Macon. 
There are also seven great-grandchildren and other relatives, including nephew, 
Jay Ray of Honolulu, HI, and niece, Amy Ray Schnitzer of Petaluma, CA. 

In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Jewell Ray Lee can be made to the 
Magnolia Manor Foundation, 101 S. Lee Street, Americus, GA 31709. 

To share your deepest sympathies and fondest memories, sign the online register 
book at www.jamerson-braswell.com 

Jamerson-Braswell Funeral Home 
Pelham 229/294-2661 



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