WILLIE D. LEE (August 14, 1959) NEW BERN – Willie Davis Lee, 54, of New Bern, died Wednesday in Goldsboro. He was an engineer for the southern Railroad and a native of Lenoir County. He is survived by his widow; one daughter, Mrs. T. C. Williams of Rt. 4, New Bern; three sons, Ronald Lee of the Army, Harvey Lee of Baltimore, Md., and W. D. Lee, Jr., of New Bern; one sister, Mrs. Leonard McGhee of Kinston; one brother, Arthur Lee of Jacksonville; his mother, Mrs. Sarah Lee of Kinston, and nine grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday in the Tabernacle Baptist Church with the Rev. K. Alvin Pitt officiating. Interment will be in Green Leaf Memorial Park WILLIE DAVIS LEE DIES IN GOLDSBORO (August 13, 1959) Willie Davis Lee, 54 of 228 Hancock Street, New Bern, died at 1 p.m. Wednesday while at the throttle of a train engine he was operating in Goldsboro. He was an engineer with the Southern Railway and had been employed by the railroad since 1921. He was a native of Lenoir County and the son of thelate Davis Lee and Mrs. Sarah Coker Lee, who survives. Mr. Lee had been a resident of Craven County for a number of years and was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sadie Lee; his mother, three sons, Harvey Lee of Baltimore, Md., W. D. Lee, Jr., of New Bern, and Ronald Lee, who is stationed with the United States Army in Korea; a daughter, Mrs. T. C. Williams of Route 4, New Bern; a brother, Arthur Lee of Jacksonville; a sister, Mrs. Leonard McGhee of Kinston and five grandchildren. The body will lie in state until 2 p.m. Friday, when it will be taken to Tabernacle Baptist Church to lie in state for one hour prior to funeral services at 3 p.m., with Rev. K. Alvin Pitt, pastor, officiating. Interment is to be in Greenleaf Memorial Park.
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