Obituary of LEE, LUTHER LEONARD  1965 Oconee, SC
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.
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