Extracted from The Ruston Daily Leader (Ruston, LA)
Tuesday, July 5, 1966

John A. Lee Rites Slated

Funeral rites will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday for John A. Lee, 93, who died last night in the Bernice Clinic. The services will be held in the Weldon Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Billy Smith, assisted by Rev. Tommy Mellenger.

Burial will take place in the Weldon Cemetery in Bernice, under the direction of Spears Funeral Home of Bernice.

Mr. Lee, a retired farmer, is a native of Mississippi.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Rettie Lee; two daughters, Mrs. Janet Brown and Mrs. Wilma Farris, both of Bernice; one brother, Ham Lee of Bernice; 11 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.