Richard Maxwell Lee, Jr., 57, of Fitzgerald, died Monday, June 8, 2026, at his residence.
Funeral services will be held 2 PM, Thursday, June 11, 2026, at The Paulk Funeral Home Chapel in Fitzgerald, Georgia, with the Rev. Don Thompson officiating. Interment will follow at 4:30 PM, in the High Bluff Church Cemetery, in Brantley County, Georgia, with Willis Lee officiating. The family will greet friends at 1 PM until the service hour at the funeral home.
Mr. Lee was born November 8, 1968, in St. Marys, Georgia, to Richard M. Lee, Sr. & Bessie Faulk Lee, of Fitzgerald. He was a 1987 graduate of Fitzgerald High School and served in the United States Army, Infantry 101st Airborne in Fort Benning, Georgia. Mr. Lee enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening and listening to all types of music. He was a member of Central Wesleyan Church.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by a sister, Tiffany Nicole Somers; special friends, Mary Croft and Zachary Morrison. Numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and extended family members also survive in the Waycross, Georgia area and North Carolina. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Rufus Hurley Faulk, Jr. & Fannie Grey Murphy Faulk and paternal grandparents, Silas Dempsey Lee & Elvera Dowling Lee.
Paulk Funeral Home, Fitzgerald, is in charge of arrangements.