WILLIAM M. LEE
KITTITAS CO., WASHINGTON

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Contributed by:  Shelli Steedman 4/20/2007


William M. (Billy) Lee, 68, widely-known Ellensburg resident, died at 8:45
p.m. last night [May 23, 1949] at the Morris Sorensen Memorial Hospital.

He had been in the hospital for five days, but had been in failing health for
some time.  He had been a resident of Ellensburg nearly all his life. 

A native of Walla Walla, he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Geneva Lee, a son,
Melvin Lee of Seattle; two half brothers; six half sisters and other
relatives in this area.

Funeral arrangements have not been completed.  [Burial was in the IOOF
Cemetery].

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William was the son of  Jay Right Lee and Isabelle Catherine McEwen.  His
mother died soon after his birth.  Jay gave the baby to his grandfather John
Hagar McEwen who raised William.