Extracted from The Morning Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)
Wednesday, January 15, 1958

SANDERS, LEE M.

Died at 4:30 a.m. Tuesday at Baton Rouge General Hospital. A native of Winnfield, he was 51 years old, had lived in Baton Rouge for the past 15 years and resided at 2839 Airline Hwy. Was a member of the Baptist Church and was financial secretary of Local 198, Plumbers and Pipe Fitters Union. Services at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hollabaugh-Spindle Funeral Home, Rev. James Stoval[l] officiating. Body to be taken overland to Edmonds' Funeral Home in Jonesboro. Religious services at 11 a.m. Thursday at Baptist Church in Jonesboro.

Survived by wife, the former Mary Julia Weeks; father, C. O. Sanders of Winnfield; one sister, Mrs. Machel Mayers [sic Mayes] of Sikes; two brothers, Henry and Coy of Winnfield.