Jasper "J.P." Lee, Sr.

Benson:  Mr. Jasper Pete "J. P." Lee, Sr., age 88, of 380 Monroe Lane died Monday at Johnston UNC Healthcare in Smithfield.  A graveside service will be 11:00AM Thursday at Monroe Lee Family Cemetery in the Meadow Community.  Rev. Thomas Collings and Rev. Robert Capps will officiate.             Mr. Lee was born June 8, 1927 in Johnston County to the late Pete and Mamie Lee.  He was also preceded in death by wife, Lorine Smith Lee; sister, Eloise Wood; and brothers, Marshall Lee, Fred Lee, and Leo Peter Lee. Mr. Lee served in the U. S. Navy during World War II.  He was a retired manager for a NC Alcohol Beverage Control store and was a farmer. Mr. Lee was a member of Trinity Baptist Church and was a member of the Meadow Volunteer Fire Department.             Surviving are son, Jasper P. Lee, Jr., and wife, Kristie L. Lee, of Benson; grandson, Jasper P. Lee, III; granddaughter, Kathryn B. Lee; and nieces, Pat Wood Brown of Wilmington and Ann Lee Lloyd and husband, Buzz, of Fayetteville.