Milley J CARROLL LEE

James
2ND LIEUTENANT
Company F 15 Arkansas Infantry
Civil War Confederate
January 23, 1842 - September 11, 1921

Source: Sons of Confederate Veterans, Benton County, Arkansas 2009
Compiled by William W Degge

*Obituary
Rogers Democrat
Thursday, September 15, 1921

LEE, James Carl - {from Pea Ridge} Uncle Jim Lee quietly passed away Sunday evening about eight o'clock. He had been in poor health for several months but bore his afflictions with great patience. His funeral services were conducted at the Presbyterian church Monday afternoon by Revs. Peter Carnahan, Alfred Carnahan, Ruble and John Hall. Many good things were said of him but no more than we already knew, as he was known far and near as one of God's most faithful servants. He was superintendent of the Presbyterian Sunday school for forty-six years and quit only because his health failed. He leaves a devoted wife, six sons and five daughters, all of whom were present for the funeral. They are: William Lee of Stillwell, Okla.; Mrs. John Putman of this place; Mrs. Belle Womack of Jonesboro; Mrs. Emmett Pickens of Grove, Okla.; Carney Lee of Rogers; Charlie, Dwight and John of this place; George of Kansas; Mrs. Rex Wilkerson of Muskogee; and Mrs. Arthur Dodson of Oklahoma. Truly a good man has gone to his reward. James Carl Lee was a native of Bedford county, Tennessee and had lived on Pea Ridge for sixty-five years, save the time spent in the army during the Civil War. He was married twice. His first wife was Miss Lottie Hickman and to them was born three children. Nearly fifty years ago he married Mrs. Millie Ricketts {nee Carroll} who survives him and to them were born eleven children, nine of whom are still living.

Milley
August 25, 1851 - November 8, 1929

*Obituary
Benton County Record & Democrat & Sun
Thursday, November 14, 1929

LEE, Millie CARROLL - Funeral services for Mrs. Millie Carroll Lee, aged 78, widow of the late James C. Lee, whose death occurred late Friday night at her home at Pea Ridge, were held Sunday afternoon at the Presbyterian Church of Pea Ridge, conducted by the pastor, the Rev. A.E. Carnahan. Interment was in the Pea Ridge cemetery. Although critically ill for only a week or so prior to her death, Mrs. Lee had been in ill health for a long time and in addition had suffered a broken hip in a fall in May of this year from which she had never fully recovered. Mrs. Lee was born at Butler, Mo. on August 25th, 1851. Her parents, who had come to Missouri from Tennessee, later came down to Northwest Arkansas, settling near what is now Pea Ridge. When she was 19 years of age she was married to James C. Lee, of near Pea Ridge, a member of one of the oldest families of this section. For a great many years their home and that of their children was on a farm a mile west of Pea Ridge. After the death of her husband, which occurred eight years ago the past September, Mrs. Lee moved into the town of Pea Ridge where she has since lived. She and her husband were both close to their 78th year when their deaths occurred and had enjoyed 50 years of life together when he was called by death. Mrs. Lee is survived by five daughters: Mrs. John Putman of Pea Ridge, Ark.; Mrs. J.P. Womack, Arkadelphia, Ark.; Mrs. Emmett A. Pickens, here at Bentonville; Mrs. A.W. Dodson, Mena, Ark.; and Mrs. Cleva Kennon, Mitchell, S.D.; and by five sons; W.C. Lee, Stilwell, Okla.; Carney Lee, Wichita, Kan.; Charley Lee, Springfield, Mo.; George Lee, Blytheville, Ark. and John Lee of Pea Ridge. Another son, Dwight Lee, died in June 1928. Mrs. Lee is also survived by a number of grandchildren and other relatives. All of the children except the daughter in South Dakota were at her bedside when their mother passed away.

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