Emma Lee

Benson: Ms. Emma Blackburn Lee, age 69, of 140 Eagle Road died Wednesday at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield.  Funeral services will be held 11:00AM Saturday at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Benson.  Officiating will be Rev. Mike Courtney.             Ms. Lee was born November 22, 1946 in Pitt County to the late Charles Edward and Mable Carliles Blackburn.  She was also preceded in death by her husband, Nathan Earl Lee; sisters, Sylvia Pridgen and Gloria Baker.  Ms. Lee was a manager for Mac's Auto Sales, waitress for Golden Corral and also a member of Hannah Creek Baptist Church in Benson.             Surviving are sons, Thomas Earl Lee of Four Oaks, and Dalton Ray Lee of Benson;  grandchildren, Kimberly, Kolton, Lara, Michael, Tiffany and Nathan; three great grandchildren; sisters, Linda Brickhouse and Geraldine Mosley both of Greenville; several nieces and nephews; and special friends, Hubert Owen McLamb and Rhonda Blackman.             Family will receive friends immediately following the service at Rose and Graham Funeral Home in Benson.             Flowers are welcomed; however, memorials may be directed to SECU Hospice House, P. O. Box 1376, Smithfield, NC  27577.             Arrangements by Rose & Graham Funeral Home in Benson.