Gaynelle "Ma" Lee

            Gaynelle “Ma” Lee, age 93, a resident of rural Portland, passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2017 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne. 

            Gaynelle was born on February 2, 1924, in Jay County, the daughter of Clarence and Lola (Rees).  She graduated from Gray High School in 1942 and later graduated from Indiana Business College in 1946.  She was a member of the Eastern Star in Redkey for over 50 years.  Gaynelle was the owner of a Hoosier Homestead Farm dating to 1868.  She married Robert Lee on October 31, 1948 and he passed away on March 28, 1996. 

            Survivors include:

            1 son:  Jerry R. Lee – rural Portland, Indiana

            1 daughter:  Cinda Sutton – rural Portland, Indiana

            2 grandsons:  Zeb Sutton (wife Amy) and Zac Sutton

            1 granddaughter:  Shonda Sutton-Coats (husband Tyler)

            1 great granddaughter:  Chloe Sutton

            2 nephews:  Darrel and Jay Smith

            Visitation will be held on Wednesday from 4-8 p.m. at the Williamson and Spencer Funeral Home in Portland. Eastern Star services will be held on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the funeral home.  

            Funeral services will be held on Thursday at 1 p.m. at the Williamson and Spencer Funeral Home in Portland.  Pastor Randy Davis will officiate and burial will follow in the Hopewell Cemetery, north of Farmland.

            Memorials may be directed towards the family of Gaynelle Lee in care of Williamson and Spencer Funeral Home.  

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