Edna Lee Obituary
CHARLESTON -- Edna Mae Lee, age 77 of Charleston, passed away on Sunday, February 8 (2004) at Hilltop Convalescent Center. Services celebrating her life will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday (February 10). Visitation will be held one hour prior to the Services. Visitation and Services will be held at Adams Funeral Chapel, 2330 Shawnee Drive in Charleston. Interment will be in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens in Mattoon. Edna was born May 7, 1926 in Charleston, Illinois the daughter of John and Mamie (McGahan) Drake. She married Loren P. Lee on June 28, 1947 at the Charleston home of her parents. She is survived by one son, Lester Dale Lee and his wife Sheila of Charleston; two daughters, Karen Myerscough and her husband Dave of Charleston and Margaret A. Brown and her husband Johnny of Hindsboro, Illinois; four grandchildren, Johnny Brown and his wife Jolynn of Toledo, Illinois, Jeremy Brown and his fiancé Kris Abercrombie of Hindsboro, David Myerscough and his fiancé Sanya Sharma and Paul Myerscough and his wife Michele, all of Charleston; one step grandchild, Greg Turnbow and his special friend Carrie Geist of Eau Claire, Wisconsin; two great grandchildren, Riley Scott and Tristan Brown, both of Toledo; one sister, Mary Cooper and her husband Max of Ashmore, Illinois; and two brothers, Gerald Drake and his wife Ina Rae of Mt. Vernon, Illinois and Charles Roy Drake and his wife Sharon of Charleston. She was preceded by her parents; her husband, Loren who passed away February 10, 2000; a grandson, Steven Myerscough; two brothers, Dale Drake and Bill Drake; and one sister, Martha Van Lanot. Edna's first employment was with Green's Ice Cream Parlor in downtown Charleston. She later was employed by Brown Shoe Company, The Corner Donut Shop and served as a cook for Mark Twain Elementary School. She was a former member of the Coles County Home Extension and reading, crocheting, sewing and gardening were among her hobbies. To Edna, there was nothing more important than her family and she always looked forward to times shared with them, especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren. To sign the online guestbook, please go to www.jg-tc.com and click on obituaries.
Published by Journal Gazette & Times-Courier on Feb. 9, 2004.
CHARLESTON -- Edna Mae Lee, age 77 of Charleston, passed away on Sunday, February 8 (2004) at Hilltop Convalescent Center. Services celebrating her life will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday (February 10). Visitation will be held one hour prior to the Services. Visitation and Services will be held at Adams Funeral Chapel, 2330 Shawnee Drive in Charleston. Interment will be in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens in Mattoon. Edna was born May 7, 1926 in Charleston, Illinois the daughter of John and Mamie (McGahan) Drake. She married Loren P. Lee on June 28, 1947 at the Charleston home of her parents. She is survived by one son, Lester Dale Lee and his wife Sheila of Charleston; two daughters, Karen Myerscough and her husband Dave of Charleston and Margaret A. Brown and her husband Johnny of Hindsboro, Illinois; four grandchildren, Johnny Brown and his wife Jolynn of Toledo, Illinois, Jeremy Brown and his fiancé Kris Abercrombie of Hindsboro, David Myerscough and his fiancé Sanya Sharma and Paul Myerscough and his wife Michele, all of Charleston; one step grandchild, Greg Turnbow and his special friend Carrie Geist of Eau Claire, Wisconsin; two great grandchildren, Riley Scott and Tristan Brown, both of Toledo; one sister, Mary Cooper and her husband Max of Ashmore, Illinois; and two brothers, Gerald Drake and his wife Ina Rae of Mt. Vernon, Illinois and Charles Roy Drake and his wife Sharon of Charleston. She was preceded by her parents; her husband, Loren who passed away February 10, 2000; a grandson, Steven Myerscough; two brothers, Dale Drake and Bill Drake; and one sister, Martha Van Lanot. Edna's first employment was with Green's Ice Cream Parlor in downtown Charleston. She later was employed by Brown Shoe Company, The Corner Donut Shop and served as a cook for Mark Twain Elementary School. She was a former member of the Coles County Home Extension and reading, crocheting, sewing and gardening were among her hobbies. To Edna, there was nothing more important than her family and she always looked forward to times shared with them, especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren. To sign the online guestbook, please go to www.jg-tc.com and click on obituaries.
Published by Journal Gazette & Times-Courier on Feb. 9, 2004.
Edna Lee Obituary
CHARLESTON -- Edna Mae Lee, age 77 of Charleston, passed away on Sunday, February 8 (2004) at Hilltop Convalescent Center. Services celebrating her life will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday (February 10). Visitation will be held one hour prior to the Services. Visitation and Services will be held at Adams Funeral Chapel, 2330 Shawnee Drive in Charleston. Interment will be in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens in Mattoon. Edna was born May 7, 1926 in Charleston, Illinois the daughter of John and Mamie (McGahan) Drake. She married Loren P. Lee on June 28, 1947 at the Charleston home of her parents. She is survived by one son, Lester Dale Lee and his wife Sheila of Charleston; two daughters, Karen Myerscough and her husband Dave of Charleston and Margaret A. Brown and her husband Johnny of Hindsboro, Illinois; four grandchildren, Johnny Brown and his wife Jolynn of Toledo, Illinois, Jeremy Brown and his fiancé Kris Abercrombie of Hindsboro, David Myerscough and his fiancé Sanya Sharma and Paul Myerscough and his wife Michele, all of Charleston; one step grandchild, Greg Turnbow and his special friend Carrie Geist of Eau Claire, Wisconsin; two great grandchildren, Riley Scott and Tristan Brown, both of Toledo; one sister, Mary Cooper and her husband Max of Ashmore, Illinois; and two brothers, Gerald Drake and his wife Ina Rae of Mt. Vernon, Illinois and Charles Roy Drake and his wife Sharon of Charleston. She was preceded by her parents; her husband, Loren who passed away February 10, 2000; a grandson, Steven Myerscough; two brothers, Dale Drake and Bill Drake; and one sister, Martha Van Lanot. Edna's first employment was with Green's Ice Cream Parlor in downtown Charleston. She later was employed by Brown Shoe Company, The Corner Donut Shop and served as a cook for Mark Twain Elementary School. She was a former member of the Coles County Home Extension and reading, crocheting, sewing and gardening were among her hobbies. To Edna, there was nothing more important than her family and she always looked forward to times shared with them, especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren. To sign the online guestbook, please go to www.jg-tc.com and click on obituaries.
Published by Journal Gazette & Times-Courier on Feb. 9, 2004.
CHARLESTON -- Edna Mae Lee, age 77 of Charleston, passed away on Sunday, February 8 (2004) at Hilltop Convalescent Center. Services celebrating her life will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday (February 10). Visitation will be held one hour prior to the Services. Visitation and Services will be held at Adams Funeral Chapel, 2330 Shawnee Drive in Charleston. Interment will be in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens in Mattoon. Edna was born May 7, 1926 in Charleston, Illinois the daughter of John and Mamie (McGahan) Drake. She married Loren P. Lee on June 28, 1947 at the Charleston home of her parents. She is survived by one son, Lester Dale Lee and his wife Sheila of Charleston; two daughters, Karen Myerscough and her husband Dave of Charleston and Margaret A. Brown and her husband Johnny of Hindsboro, Illinois; four grandchildren, Johnny Brown and his wife Jolynn of Toledo, Illinois, Jeremy Brown and his fiancé Kris Abercrombie of Hindsboro, David Myerscough and his fiancé Sanya Sharma and Paul Myerscough and his wife Michele, all of Charleston; one step grandchild, Greg Turnbow and his special friend Carrie Geist of Eau Claire, Wisconsin; two great grandchildren, Riley Scott and Tristan Brown, both of Toledo; one sister, Mary Cooper and her husband Max of Ashmore, Illinois; and two brothers, Gerald Drake and his wife Ina Rae of Mt. Vernon, Illinois and Charles Roy Drake and his wife Sharon of Charleston. She was preceded by her parents; her husband, Loren who passed away February 10, 2000; a grandson, Steven Myerscough; two brothers, Dale Drake and Bill Drake; and one sister, Martha Van Lanot. Edna's first employment was with Green's Ice Cream Parlor in downtown Charleston. She later was employed by Brown Shoe Company, The Corner Donut Shop and served as a cook for Mark Twain Elementary School. She was a former member of the Coles County Home Extension and reading, crocheting, sewing and gardening were among her hobbies. To Edna, there was nothing more important than her family and she always looked forward to times shared with them, especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren. To sign the online guestbook, please go to www.jg-tc.com and click on obituaries.
Published by Journal Gazette & Times-Courier on Feb. 9, 2004.
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