Dennis Laverne Lee, 71, died at his home in Spencer, Tennessee on February 25, 2015.
He was born May 24, 1944, Concord, TN, graduated from Farragut High School, 1961 and served in the U.S. Army in Fairbanks, AL. He graduated from the University of Tennessee, 1972 and worked in sales at Xerox, Knoxville. He retired from the Southeastern Tennessee Regional Correctional Facility after 27 years of service as a counselor.
He is survived by his son, Eric Daniel Lee; two sisters, Phyllis (Gerald) Roberts, Gallatin, TN, Marlene (Robert) Taylor, Gainesville, FL; three half sisters, Kay (David) Wellons, Karla Hodges, Karen (Michael) Flores, all of Knoxville and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Clarence David and Billie Laurel Barrett Lee and two brothers, Norman Glen Lee and Larry Edmond Lee.
Dennis was a kind-hearted, loving, and quiet-spirited man who loved his family.
Visitation will be on Sunday, March 1, at 3 p.m. at the West End Church of God, 37 Old Spencer Road, Pikeville, TN with a celebration service immediately following, officiated by Reverend Danny Ray Lee, and special music by soloist Davy Lee, cousins of Dennis Lee.
Arrangements are by Putnam-Reed Funeral Home, Pikeville, TN.