Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Lee, Minnie Beatrice December 8, 1956
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Norfolk Journal and Guide, Dec 15,1956
Mrs. Minnie Beatrice Lee, a registered nurse, died Saturday, Dec. 8, at the 
residence of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Hillary Wright, at 
2439 Virginia Beach boulevard.

Impressive funeral rites were held at First Calvary Baptist Church at 1 
p.m., Dec. 11, with Dr. C. E. Griffin, pastor, officiating.  The family 
paper was read by Mrs. Fostine E. Riddick.  The nurses had a brief program 
at the grave.

The pallbearers were C. D. Henry, James Hunter, S. H. Bell, Johnnie Maltby, 
Winston Douglas, M. J. Green and Henry Riddick.

Hale Funeral Home had charge of arrangements for the funeral.

The survivors are Mr. and Mrs. Hillary Wright, and other relatives.

Mrs. Lee was born in Wilmington, NC and attended Shaw University at Raleigh.  
She married Fredrick Douglas Kelly and was happily married for eight years.  
One child, Mabel Louise, was born to this family.  After the death of the 
father, Mrs. Lee entered Dixie Hospital, Hampton, and graduated in September 
1904 as poet of her class.  She settled in Newport News and practiced as a 
private nurse and visiting nurse for an insurance company.

Mrs. Lee was one of the founders of Whittaker Memorial Hospital in Newport 
News.  In 1910 she was called to Kimball, W.VA. to be in charge of Roscoe 
Memorial Hospital.  After serving there a number of years, she was asked to 
go to Bluefield, WVA in 1914 to take charge of Dr. N. L. Edward’s hospital.

The Rev. T. D. Lee, pastor of First Baptist Church, Lawrence KS, and Mrs. 
Lee were married in 1922, and the couple moved to Norfolk.  Soon afterwards, 
Mrs. Lee helped to organize the first Community Maternity Hospital, and she 
served as superintendent for a number of years.  
Mrs. Lee was one of the founders of the National Association of Colored 
Graduate Nurses.  She was also a member of local, state and national 
associations of Colored Women’s Clubs.

She was an officer of the Mother’s Club, that equipped the Community Center 
with medical supplies and instruments for a public clinic to the amount of 
$1,000.  She was an alumnus of Dixie Hospital Training School, and was 
president of the group for 15 years.


Additional Comments:
Calvary Cemetery

LEE, MIMMIE B	I25675 Section 22, Lot 68, Space SW, 12/11/1956

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