Rev. James "Don" Lee

Rev. James Don "Big Daddy" Lee, age 60, of Savannah, TN, passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2013, in Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, TN. He was born December 17, 1953, in Waverly, TN, to Rev. Thomas Paul and Roberta Joyce Simpson Lee. Rev. Don Lee was a United Methodist Minister and a member of the Tennessee Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. Rev. Lee served as minister at Water Valley/Indian Creek Circuit, Santa Fe Circuit which included Santa Fe, Goshen, Godwin Chapel, Union, Theta, and Bethel, Highland/Lincoln Charge, Lobelville Buffalo Charge, First United Methodist Church in Clarksville, Cedar Hill/Porters Chapel Charge, Barnhill Eureka Campground Charge, Indian Mound/Hopewell Charge, Antioch Charge, which consisted of Antioch Church, Chapel Hill, and Martha's Chapel. He was a member of Indian Mound Masonic Lodge, Associate member of the Tennessee Conference of the United Methodist Church. He loved playing with his grandchildren. He was a published author and he loved to write Facebook devotions. He also loved hunting, fishing, and operating a bulldozer. Visitation with the family will be Friday, December 27, 2013, from 4-8 p.m. Masonic Rites will be Friday at 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Visitation on Saturday, December 28, 2013, will be from 10 a.m. until funeral service time at 1 p.m., at the Luff-Bowen Funeral Home in Waverly, TN. Interment will follow in the Anderson Cemetery in McEwen, TN. Active pallbearers will be Damon Brown, Brent Nix, Jason Burns, Ryne Lee, Ronnie Green, and Jason Baggett. Honorary pallbearers will be the Clergy Members of the Tennessee Annual Conference. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1000 Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38101-9908 or to The Hope Lodge, Mid-South Division, 2008 Charlotte Avenue, Nashville, TN 37203. Survivors include: Wife: Melinda Gay Brown Lee, Savannah, TN 2 Sons: Jeremy Lee (Andrea), Murfreesboro, TN Dustin Lee (Rachel), Lawrenceburg, TN 4 Grandchildren: Dylan, Abigail, Luke, and Loralei Lee Mother: Roberta Simpson Lee, Waverly, TN 3 Brothers: Harold Lee (Kathy), Dallas, TX Rev. Ricky Lee (Rhonda), Lynchburg, TN Rev. Steven Lee (Crystal), Dickson, TN Numerous loving aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins Preceded in death by: Father: Rev. Thomas Paul Lee Brother: Gregory Scot Lee LUFF-BOWEN FUNERAL HOME 2400 Hwy. 13 North Waverly, TN 37185 Telephone 931-296-2437 Obituary Line 931-296-3500