Lisbon "Lib" Lee

Benson, NC: Mr. Lisbon "Lib" Hudson Lee, age 83, of 9825 NC Hwy 96 South, died Friday at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield.  Funeral Service will be held Monday at 2:00PM at Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Benson.  Burial will follow in  Monroe Lee Family Cemetery, Benson. Officiating will be Rev. Thomas Collings.      Mr. Lee was born December 30, 1930 in Johnston County to the late John Eli and Kate Hudson Lee.  He was preceded in death by brothers, John Max Lee, Ned Franklin Lee and cousins.  Mr. Lee was a retired farmer and a firm believer in leaving the land as good or better than he received it.  He also served in the Air Force and was a veteran of the Korean War.      Surviving include wife of fifty five years, Laura Hope H. Lee; sister, Reba Lee Cushing of Wilmington; nieces, nephews and cousins.      The family will receive friends immediately following the committal service at the Trinity Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, Meadow.      Flowers are welcomed, however memorials may be made to Trinity Baptist Church, c/o Jean Dale Lee, 8515 Meadowbrook Road, Benson, NC 27504; Meadow Fire Department, 7409 NC Hwy 50 South, Benson, NC 27504 or the SECU Hospice House, P. O. Box 1376, Smithfield, NC 27577.