Four Oaks, NC: Mr. Charles Earl Lee, Sr., age 84 of 493 Peach Orchard Road died Friday, October 18, 2013, at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. A Graveside Service will be 2:00PM Sunday, October, 20, 2013, at Antioch United Methodist Church Cemetery in Four Oaks. Officiating will be Dr. Elvin Butts and Rev. Freddy Langston.
Mr. Lee was born February 18, 1929 in Johnston County to the late Frank Galloway and Leola Stewart Lee. He was preceded in death by his wife, Cleon Blackman Lee, and a brother, Leland Rose Lee. Mr. Lee was an avid farmer and loved his cows, was a butcher for IGA in Four Oaks, and worked for Carolina Packers. Mr. Lee also worked with his son at Frank Lee's Tobacco Warehouse in Smithfield and was a member of Stewart's Chapel Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church.
Surviving are Sons and Daughters-in-law, Charles, Jr. and Janet R. Lee of Four Oaks, Frank and Rebecca Lee of Four Oaks; Daughter and Son-in-law, Melody and Jeff Bulger of Cary; Nine Grandchildren, Brian Lee and wife, Mary, Marcus Lee, Danielle Lee, Victoria Bulger, Christina Lee, Christian Bulger, Will Lee, Maggie Riley, and Anne Finley Riley; Several Nieces and Nephews; and Special Friend, Tim Boswell.
Family will receive friends immediately following the graveside service and other times at the home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the UNC Children's Hospital, 88 Vicom Circle, McClamroch Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, or to the SECU Hospice House, P. O. Box 1376, Smithfield, NC 27577.