Mr. Jimmy Thomas Lee, 82, passed away on Monday, February 18, 2013, at Rush Hospital in Meridian, Mississippi. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Wednesday, February 20, 2013, at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home in Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 21, 2013, in the Nowell-Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jimmy Dempsey and Rev. Fred Frazier, Jr. officiating.
Born on December 14, 1930, Mr. Lee was a member of West End Baptist Church and he retired after 18 years with Wright's Auto Service as a mechanic.
Mr. Lee is survived by his wife of 58 years, Eunice Lee of Louisville; two daughters, Donna Arrington of Roseburg, North Carolina, and Cathy McCoy of Jackson, Mississippi; and his son, David Earl Lee also of Louisville. He is also survived by six sisters: Helen Rutherford, Rachel Lee, and Voncille Thrasher, all of Louisville, Dot Drewery of Noxapater, Mississippi, Shirley Bagwell of Jackson, Mississippi, and Lucille Williams of Byram, Mississippi; and two brothers, Charles Lee of Louisville and Billy Lee of Decatur, Alabama. He has nine grandchildren and a host of great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his son, James Gary Lee; his parents, Eddie T. and Nettie Mae Lungsford Lee; and his brother, Tommy Lee.
Arrangements are under the direction of Nowell-Massey Funeral Home, 724 North Columbus Avenue, Louisville, MS. Memories and condolences may be shared with the family by signing the guest register at www.nowellmasseyfuneralhome.com.