The funeral service for Bob Lee, 75, retired Colfax dairy truck driver, will be Saturday, Dec. 23, at 11 a.m. in the Colfax United Methodist church with the Rev. Bob Ingalls and the Rev. Davis Hylkema officiating. Burial will follow in the Colfax Cemetery.
Mr. Lee died Monday, Dec. 18, 1995, at Whitman Hospital in Colfax. Born Christmas Day, 1919, near Endicott to Louis and Stella Frasier Lee, he moved with his family to Colfax as a young boy, attended Colfax schools, and graduated from Colfax High School.
He and Maxine Campbell were married Jan. 25, 1942. He was employed with the state and county road departments and was then employed as a driver with Prouty Brothers Dairy in Colfax. He then operated his own milk delivery route, serving homes and businesses in the Colfax area until he retired in March of 1982.
Mr. Lee was a member of the Colfax United Methodist Church. Mrs. Lee died in Aug. 2, 1993. Surviving are his son, Bob Lee, Bothell; one sister, Bessie Rice, Colfax,; one brothers, Claude W. Lee, Auburn, and one grandson.
The family suggests memorials be gifts to the United Methodist Church Building Fund, Whitman Hospital Foundation or the Council on Aging.
Contributed by: Shelli Steedman
The kindest, most patient man I’ve ever met, I am proud to have had such a wonderful person in my life.