LAKE CITY: Mrs. Faye Dennis Lee, 71, wife of the late Willie W. Lee, died Saturday, January 23, 2010, at McLeod Hospice House after an illness.
Mrs. Lee was born on September 17, 1938, in Florence County, a daughter of the late E. Parker Dennis and Marian Flowers Dennis. She was a graduate of Lake City High School and was a former employee of Wentworth Manufacturing Company for several years and later joined the staff of the Lake City Housing Authority as Housing Manager from which she retired after twenty-two years of service. Her employment and involvement with these families was a very fulfilling service to this community, and she will long be remembered for all of her love and concern.
Survivors are her daughter, Donna Lee Welch and her husband, Randy of Lake City; sister, Rosalind Collins and her husband, Robert of Coward; brother, Robert “Bobby” Dennis and his wife, Barbara of Phoenix, Arizona; grandchildren, who were dearly loved by her and the joy of her life, Amanda Lee Welch of Myrtle Beach and Bradley Carson Welch of Lake City; niece, Leslie Hancock of Phoenix, Arizona; nephew, Mark McAllister of Lake City; and a number of nieces and nephews on the Lee side who reside in Charleston and Summerville, South Carolina.
Mrs. Lee was predeceased by a sister, Lois D. McAllister and a nephew, Robbie Collins.
Funeral services will be at 2:00 P.M. Monday, January 25, 2010, at Carolina Funeral Home Chapel, 215 E. Highway 378 ByPass, Scranton, SC. Burial will follow in Lake City Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7:00 – 9:00 P.M. Sunday at the funeral home.