Dorothy Elizabeth Lee's Obituary
Dorothy Elizabeth (Hale) Lee passed away peacefully in her sleep on June 30, 2021.
She was born to Asa and Madalyn (Cone) Hale on May 9, 1923 in Mexico, New York.
At an early age she went to live with her uncle and aunt, Edward and Mary Cope, in
Wetumka, Oklahoma where she completed 4th through 12th grades. It was at the First
Baptist Church of Wetumka where Dorothy was saved, baptized, and began a lifelong
walk with her Savior, Jesus Christ.
Dorothy married Seidel A. Lee on July 1, 1940. They moved from Oklahoma City to
Richardson, Texas with their two daughters, Peggy and Jeanne, in 1956.
As an adult, Dorothy continued her walk with Christ by actively serving in church. She
was a member of The Heights Baptist Church in Richardson for 65 years where she
enjoyed being a door greeter and had been a devoted Sunday School teacher.
Dorothy always loved to work and had a tremendous work ethic. She was an executive
secretary at Ling Electric in Richardson until retirement, and subsequently went to work
for H&R Block until she retired permanently at the age of 80. She loved to travel
especially with her sister, Gladys, and her nephew, Roy Hunt, Jr., and she was an avid
Dallas Cowboys fan.
Dorothy was a loving and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She was preceded
in death by her husband, Seidel, her sister, Gladys Killam, and her cousin, Claudine
Tieman. She is survived by one brother, Bob Hale, and two daughters, Peggy (Edwin)
Reynolds and Jeanne (Jack) Hamblett, Jr., five grandchildren, Michael (Marcela)
Reynolds, Paula (Richard) Sloane, Philip Reynolds, Sharon Collie, Jack (Mandy)
Hamblett, III, fifteen great grandchildren, six great-great grandchildren, and numerous
nieces and nephews.
Service will be officiated by Dr. Gary Singleton.
Pallbearers:Michael Reynolds, Jack Hamblett, III, Campbell Turner, Carson
Callaway, Sam Hamblett, and Ben Hamblett. Honorary pallbearers are Philip Reynolds, Ryan Fletcher, and Hunter Morrow.
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