Extracted from The Ruston Daily Leader (Ruston, LA)
Monday, April 22, 1968

Mr. Ham Lee of Bernice Dies; Rites Today

Mr. Ham Lee, 89, Bernice farmer, died at 2 p.m. Sunday at lengthy illness.

Funeral services were to be held at 3:30 Monday in Waldon [sic Weldon] Baptist Church with Elder N. W. Asbell officiating.

Burial will take place in Waldon [sic Weldon] Cemetery near Bernice under direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Bernice.

The deceased was a native of Meedville [sic Meadville], Miss. and was a member of the Trinity Baptist Church. He was a 85 year resident of Bernice.

Survivors include three sons, Manon Lee and Ardis Lee, both of Bernice, Loy Lee of Homer, one daughter, Mrs. Mandyree McClung of Bernice, 14 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.