Laurens County GaArchives Obituaries.....Barbee, Willie Lee 1966 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jim Carroll williamcarrollj@bellsouth.net July 23, 2008, 10:12 am Dublin Courier Willie Lee Barbee was born 3-30-1891 and died 6-20-1966 (GA DC# 019132) and is buried at Northview Cemetery in Laurens County. His first wife, Jannie Bell Carroll Barbee is buried at New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery in Laurens and his second wife, Mary Ella Cochran Barbee is buried at Northview Cemetery. From The Dublin Courier Herald 6-21-1966 Front Page Funeral Rites For R. L. Barbee Funeral services for Richard L. (Lee) Barbee, 75, who died unexpectedly at his home yesterday afternoon, will be held at 11AM Wednesday at the Jefferson Street Baptist Church. The Rev. George White and Dr. Rufus D. Hodges Sr. will officiate and burial will be in Northview Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Fisher Barfoot, Harvey Zeigler, Carl Gettys Jr., Barney McKinnon, L. D. Woods, Charles Byrom, Oliver Laney, and John Williams. The body will be placed in the church at 10AM Wednesday; Adams Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Barbee was a native of Wilkinson County, son of the late James Richard and Georgia Ann Snow Barbee. He had lived in Dublin for the past 45 years. where he was a contractor and builder and was a member of Jefferson Street Baptist Church. He was married to the late Mary Ella Cochran Barbee. Surviving are six sons, Willie Lee Barbee, Clyde Barbee, Rufus Barbee, and George Barbee, all of Dublin, Grady Barbee of Jacksonville, Fla. and Steve Barbee of Milledgeville; one daughter, Mrs. Mett C. Dominy of Dublin; 8 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; and a number of nieces and nephews. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/laurens/obits/b/barbee9059gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb