Mrs. Bertha Mae Lee, 88, of Fitzgerald died Saturday, February 20, 2010 at Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton.
Funeral services will be held 2 P.M., Monday, February 22, 2010 at the Paulk Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Greg Carroll and Rev. Barry Gordon officiating. Interment will be held in the Evergreen Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 Sunday evening at the funeral home.
Mrs. Lee was born September 8, 1921 in Fitzgerald, Georgia to the late Eddie Robert Bell and the late Velvie Mae Gaines Bell. She had lived in the community for most of her life. She was the former Head Supervisor at SWS and a former supervisor for HR Kaminsky & Sons. Mrs. Lee was a member of Crossview Baptist Church.
Mrs. Lee is survived by her children and their spouses: James E. & Nan Lee of McDonough, Shirley L. & Philip Heard of Carrollton, Carolyn L. & Grady Strickland of Roswell and David & Anita Lee of Fitzgerald; 13 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Carl Lee; a sister: Jeanette Bell; and a great-grandchild: Taylor James Butler.