TITLE: Luther Lee

SOURCE:  Keowee Courier

SUBMITTED BY:  Susan Brock-Booker

FORMATTED BY:  Kim Grissom, Jun 2003

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LEE, Luther Lee
Keowee Courier August 25, 1965, Rites For Luther Lee Conducted, Luther 
Leonard (Luke) Lee, 58-year-old State Highway Department inspector 
from Seneca, died early Friday of a .22 caliber rifle wound of the 
head. Lee's body was found on the floor of the small office at the 
Campbell Limestone Co. rock quarry where he inspected asphalt mix for 
the Highway Department. The sheriff said there was no evidence of foul 
play. Another worker at the quarry found the body. Son of Mrs. Toccoa 
Abbott Lee and the late J. Leonard Lee, he was a native of Oconee 
County and lived in the Seneca area most of his adult life. Before 
moving to Seneca, he was employed by the Bureau of Public Roads in
 Washington, D. C. He was a member of St. Mark Methodist Church. 
Surviving in addition to his mother are his wife, Mrs. Ruth King Lee; 
a daughter, Miss Linda Lee of the home; a brother, Rae Lee of Sumter; 
five sisters, Mrs. J. W. Ray, Mrs. John G. Brandt, Mrs. Robert 
Dilworth and Miss Lila and Miss Jean Lee of Walhalla. Funeral services 
were conducted at St. Mark Methodist Church by Rev. James Hall. Burial
was in Oconee Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Burns Harper, Sid 
Carroll, Kenneth Murphy, Donnie Williams, John Will Abbott, John 
Brandt, Robert Dilworth and J. W. Ray. Contributed by: Susan 
Brock-Booker, sbrockbooker@aol.com

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