Husband of Sadie Irene (Renner) Lee
Son of Francis & Hattie G (Wilber) Lee
HERBERT W. LEE - Former Tampico Mayor, Herbert W. Lee Sr., 71, died Friday evening in Perry Memorial Hospital in Princeton. He had been in the hospital since Aug. 15., when he was admitted after suffering a heart attack. Mr. Lee was born Feb. 22, 1896, in Linn County, Iowa, the son of Francis and Nettie Lee. He was educated in the South Hume School. He married Saide Renner on May 2, 1917 in Hahnaman Township. During the next 29 years, he farmed in Hume and Prophetstown before retiring in 1946. The last 21 years Mr. Lee lived in Tampico. In 1955, he became a member of the village council in Tampico, and served until 1965, when he was chosen mayor. Because of ill health, he was forced to resign as mayor in May of this year. Besides serving as mayor and council member, Mr. Lee was a member of the First Methodist church in Tampico until the time of his death. He was preceded in death by his parents, twin daughters, one sister, and one brother. Mr. Lee is surved by his widow, Sadie; two daughters, Mrs. Lawrence (Mildred) Thome, rural Tampico, and Mrs. Raymond (Geraldine) Braggo,Jr., Prophetstown; and 12 grandchildren , plus five great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted on Monday at 2 p.m. in the Tampico First Methodist Church with the Rev. Edgard Perez officiatng. Visitation will be on Sunday afater 2 p.m. at the Schmidt Funeral Chapel. A memorial has been established for the heart fund.
Contributed by Melva L. Taylor - The Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois August 26, 1967 - Saturday, pg. 2
Son of Francis & Hattie G (Wilber) Lee
HERBERT W. LEE - Former Tampico Mayor, Herbert W. Lee Sr., 71, died Friday evening in Perry Memorial Hospital in Princeton. He had been in the hospital since Aug. 15., when he was admitted after suffering a heart attack. Mr. Lee was born Feb. 22, 1896, in Linn County, Iowa, the son of Francis and Nettie Lee. He was educated in the South Hume School. He married Saide Renner on May 2, 1917 in Hahnaman Township. During the next 29 years, he farmed in Hume and Prophetstown before retiring in 1946. The last 21 years Mr. Lee lived in Tampico. In 1955, he became a member of the village council in Tampico, and served until 1965, when he was chosen mayor. Because of ill health, he was forced to resign as mayor in May of this year. Besides serving as mayor and council member, Mr. Lee was a member of the First Methodist church in Tampico until the time of his death. He was preceded in death by his parents, twin daughters, one sister, and one brother. Mr. Lee is surved by his widow, Sadie; two daughters, Mrs. Lawrence (Mildred) Thome, rural Tampico, and Mrs. Raymond (Geraldine) Braggo,Jr., Prophetstown; and 12 grandchildren , plus five great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted on Monday at 2 p.m. in the Tampico First Methodist Church with the Rev. Edgard Perez officiatng. Visitation will be on Sunday afater 2 p.m. at the Schmidt Funeral Chapel. A memorial has been established for the heart fund.
Contributed by Melva L. Taylor - The Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois August 26, 1967 - Saturday, pg. 2
Husband of Sadie Irene (Renner) Lee
Son of Francis & Hattie G (Wilber) Lee
HERBERT W. LEE - Former Tampico Mayor, Herbert W. Lee Sr., 71, died Friday evening in Perry Memorial Hospital in Princeton. He had been in the hospital since Aug. 15., when he was admitted after suffering a heart attack. Mr. Lee was born Feb. 22, 1896, in Linn County, Iowa, the son of Francis and Nettie Lee. He was educated in the South Hume School. He married Saide Renner on May 2, 1917 in Hahnaman Township. During the next 29 years, he farmed in Hume and Prophetstown before retiring in 1946. The last 21 years Mr. Lee lived in Tampico. In 1955, he became a member of the village council in Tampico, and served until 1965, when he was chosen mayor. Because of ill health, he was forced to resign as mayor in May of this year. Besides serving as mayor and council member, Mr. Lee was a member of the First Methodist church in Tampico until the time of his death. He was preceded in death by his parents, twin daughters, one sister, and one brother. Mr. Lee is surved by his widow, Sadie; two daughters, Mrs. Lawrence (Mildred) Thome, rural Tampico, and Mrs. Raymond (Geraldine) Braggo,Jr., Prophetstown; and 12 grandchildren , plus five great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted on Monday at 2 p.m. in the Tampico First Methodist Church with the Rev. Edgard Perez officiatng. Visitation will be on Sunday afater 2 p.m. at the Schmidt Funeral Chapel. A memorial has been established for the heart fund.
Contributed by Melva L. Taylor - The Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois August 26, 1967 - Saturday, pg. 2
Son of Francis & Hattie G (Wilber) Lee
HERBERT W. LEE - Former Tampico Mayor, Herbert W. Lee Sr., 71, died Friday evening in Perry Memorial Hospital in Princeton. He had been in the hospital since Aug. 15., when he was admitted after suffering a heart attack. Mr. Lee was born Feb. 22, 1896, in Linn County, Iowa, the son of Francis and Nettie Lee. He was educated in the South Hume School. He married Saide Renner on May 2, 1917 in Hahnaman Township. During the next 29 years, he farmed in Hume and Prophetstown before retiring in 1946. The last 21 years Mr. Lee lived in Tampico. In 1955, he became a member of the village council in Tampico, and served until 1965, when he was chosen mayor. Because of ill health, he was forced to resign as mayor in May of this year. Besides serving as mayor and council member, Mr. Lee was a member of the First Methodist church in Tampico until the time of his death. He was preceded in death by his parents, twin daughters, one sister, and one brother. Mr. Lee is surved by his widow, Sadie; two daughters, Mrs. Lawrence (Mildred) Thome, rural Tampico, and Mrs. Raymond (Geraldine) Braggo,Jr., Prophetstown; and 12 grandchildren , plus five great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted on Monday at 2 p.m. in the Tampico First Methodist Church with the Rev. Edgard Perez officiatng. Visitation will be on Sunday afater 2 p.m. at the Schmidt Funeral Chapel. A memorial has been established for the heart fund.
Contributed by Melva L. Taylor - The Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois August 26, 1967 - Saturday, pg. 2
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