Paula Stephen Lee

Carolina Beach, NC: Paula Stephen Lee, age 55 of S. Third Street, passed away on Monday, March 4, 2024 at UNC Rex Healthcare in Raleigh, NC surrounded by her loving family. Graveside Memorial Services will be held 2:00PM Sunday, March 10, 2024 at the Monroe Lee Family Cemetery in Meadow. Officiating will be Rev. Thomas Collings. 

Paula was born November 30, 1968 in Raleigh, North Carolina to Alice Warren Lee and Stephen Worth Lee, Jr.   She was preceded in death by her father.  Surviving is her mother, Alice Warren Lee of Benson and her sisters, Angela Warren Lee and Bess Allison Lee both of Raleigh.

She grew up in the Meadow community of Johnston County and was a member of Trinity Baptist Church. Sports started early with a love of all things outdoors.  She was one of the first girls to participate in Johnston County Little League—playing along with the boys.  She is a graduate of South Johnston High School where she lettered in basketball and softball.  

She attended North Carolina State University only growing her passion for the Wolfpack and ACC basketball.  She initially worked in Raleigh for Continental Golf beginning her love of golf.    Playing golf with family and friends was a great afternoon.  

She later moved to Wilmington and then Carolina Beach finding the perfect home for her love of the water and fishing.  She was first in the mortgage business and for the past twenty years a real estate agent.    She so enjoyed selling and sharing her love of the North Carolina coast—sand, salt air and beautiful sunsets.   

Paula was a wonderful daughter, sister, and friend.  She will always be in our hearts. 

The family will receive friends immediately following the graveside service at the Trinity Baptist Church Fellowship Hall in Meadow and other times at the home of Mrs. Alice W. Lee.

In lieu of flowers; memorials may be made to Trinity Baptist Church in Meadow or to one’s favorite charity. 

Remember Me

To the living, I am gone

To the sorrowful, I will never return,

To the angry, I was cheated,

But to the happy, I am at peace,

And to the faithful, I have never left.

I cannot speak, but I can listen.

I cannot be seen, but I can be heard.

So as you stand upon a shore gazing at a beautiful sea,

As you look upon a flower and admire its simplicity,

Remember me.

Remember me in your heart:

Your thoughts, and your memories,

Of the times we loved,

The times we cried,

The times we fought,

The times we laughed.

For if you always think of me, I will never have gone.

Margaret Mead

Arrangements by Rose & Graham Funeral Home in Benson.