Lillian (Bottoms) Bee, 88, died on March 5, 2002, at the United Hospital Center in Clarksburg, W.Va.
She was born on July 29, 1913, in Cullman, Ala., the second daughter of Rev. Ary Thomas and Jewel (Mason) Bottoms. She graduated from the State Agricultural Secondary School in Athens, Ala., in 1930. On November 2, 1933, she married Ernest K. Bee Sr.
Lillian received additional schooling at Salem College and Fairmont State College, both in West Virginia. In 1957, she graduated from the University of Alabama.
Lillian was a school teacher in rural West Virginia and taught first grade for 22 years in Reform, Ala. Upon retiring in 1975, she and "Kay" moved to DeLand, Fla. Following her husband's death in 1988, she moved to Salem to live with her daughter, Marie.
She was a member of the Salem Seventh Day Baptist Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Marie Zwiebel of Salem and Ethel Brown of Hudgins, Va.; one son, the Rev. Dr. Ernest K. Bee Jr. of Waldorf, Md.; two sisters, Estelle J. Fernandez of Longmont, Colo., and Almira Ann Tye of Lancaster, Calif.; one brother, James D. Bottoms of Traynor, Iowa; nine grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild, and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Edna Ruth Sutton and Katherine Duitsman; one brother, A. Thomas Bottoms; one grandson, and one great-grandson.
Funeral services were held at the Salem SDB Church on March 8, 2002, with Rev. Dale Thorngate officiating. A burial service was held at Pine Grove Cemetery in Berea, W.Va., conducted by Rev. Melvin Nida.
Contributor: Jon Saunders (47674050) •
Lillian (Bottoms) Bee, 88, died on March 5, 2002, at the United Hospital Center in Clarksburg, W.Va.
She was born on July 29, 1913, in Cullman, Ala., the second daughter of Rev. Ary Thomas and Jewel (Mason) Bottoms. She graduated from the State Agricultural Secondary School in Athens, Ala., in 1930. On November 2, 1933, she married Ernest K. Bee Sr.
Lillian received additional schooling at Salem College and Fairmont State College, both in West Virginia. In 1957, she graduated from the University of Alabama.
Lillian was a school teacher in rural West Virginia and taught first grade for 22 years in Reform, Ala. Upon retiring in 1975, she and "Kay" moved to DeLand, Fla. Following her husband's death in 1988, she moved to Salem to live with her daughter, Marie.
She was a member of the Salem Seventh Day Baptist Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Marie Zwiebel of Salem and Ethel Brown of Hudgins, Va.; one son, the Rev. Dr. Ernest K. Bee Jr. of Waldorf, Md.; two sisters, Estelle J. Fernandez of Longmont, Colo., and Almira Ann Tye of Lancaster, Calif.; one brother, James D. Bottoms of Traynor, Iowa; nine grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild, and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Edna Ruth Sutton and Katherine Duitsman; one brother, A. Thomas Bottoms; one grandson, and one great-grandson.
Funeral services were held at the Salem SDB Church on March 8, 2002, with Rev. Dale Thorngate officiating. A burial service was held at Pine Grove Cemetery in Berea, W.Va., conducted by Rev. Melvin Nida.
Contributor: Jon Saunders (47674050) •
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