Obituaries:  Elbert L. Lee, Sabine Parish       L-000
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Nov 10, 1983
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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Elbert L. Lee

  Services for Elbert L. Lee, were at 2 p.m., Wednesday, at Wesley
United Methodist Church in Longview, Texas, with the Rev. Tommy
Gray officiating.

  Burial was in Lakeview Memorial Gardens, under the direction of
Radar Funeral Home.

  Mr. Lee died Saturday, at a Longview hospital.

  A well known retired businessman, Mr. Lee was born in Florien,
La., on Aug. 23, 1914. He came to Longview in 1936, and was
employed by E. K. Bennett, who was then distributor for
Continental Oil Company. In 1942, he became associated with the
National Supply Company, with duties in Longview, East and West
Texas, and South Louisiana, before he was promoted to store
manager for the company at Winnsboro. He was there several years
before returning to Longview, to own and operate a service
station. Later, Mr. Lee became Continental Oil's distributor in
Gregg County, and owned several service stations in the county.

  He was married to Elizabeth Lankford in 1943.

  Known to his friends as Lee, he was a longtime member of Wesley
United Methodist Church, and it's Men's Bible Class, He had a 10
year perfect attendance in the Longview Lions Club, where he had
been a member since 1951. His other affiliations included the
Longview Symphony League, Longview Community Theatre, East Texas
Knife and Fork Club, and Elks Lodge. He was one of the original
stockholders of Cherokee Water Company.

  Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth; sisters, Mrs. Clarence
Bullard of Zwolle, La., and Mrs. W. W. Holmes of Jonesboro, La.;
nephew Glenwood Bullard of Zwolle, La., and nieces Carol Renae
Parker, and Shelia Beth Holmes, both of Lafayette, La.

  Pallbearers were E. K. Bennett, Randall Gresham, Dirk Thomas,
Pat Ferchill, Charles Corban, Peter Smith, Alvin Polaski, and Roy
Shirey. Honorary pallbearers were Joe Hickey, Fred Boatner, Roy
McGahee, members of the Men's Bible Class of Wesley United
Methodist Church, and members of the Longview Noon Lions club.