Nellie Mae Honeycutt Lee

Asheville ~ Nellie Mae Honeycutt Lee, 89, of Marigold Avenue, died Thursday, January 1, 2004 in a local hospital. A native of Roan Mountain, TN, Mrs. Lee was the daughter of the late Elizabeth Hardin Honeycutt and Grover Cleveland Honeycutt and the wife of the late Clyde U.G. Lee, Sr., who died in 1983. She was also preceded in death by two daughters, Pat Buckner and Jane Middleton, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Survivors include three daughters, Betty Hyatt of Tampa, FL, Barbara Brendle of Leicester and Lola Godfrey of Asheville; a son, Clyde Lee, Jr. of Skyland; a brother, Arville Honeycutt of Marion; 15 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren and 11 great, great-grandchildren. A funeral service will be conducted Sunday at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian on Long Shoals Road with Rev. Donald Hare officiating. Interment will immediately follow in Shepherd Memorial Park. Pall bearers will be David Buckner, Bobby Gross, Joe Brendle, Chris Christopher, Joe Middleton and Ray Cox. The family will receive friends Saturday from 7:00 - 9:00 PM at the funeral home.