Fredrick John

LEE, Mr. Frederick "Fred" John - Age 61, passed away Monday, October 13, 2008 at Hurley Medical Center. Family hour 1:30PM Saturday, October 18, 2008 from the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., with funeral service commencing immediately at 2PM, Eld. John Thornton officiating. Interment will be held 11AM Monday, October 20, 2008 at Great Lakes National Cemetery, G-4200 Belford Rd., Holly, MI. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the funeral home 1:30PM Saturday. Mr. Lee will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, and may be viewed from 12Noon-8PM Friday. Mr. Frederick John “Fred” Lee was born March 26, 1947 in Tribbett, Mississippi, the sixth of eight children born to Mary Lue Lee and Robert Young. Fred graduated from Breich High School in Leland, Mississippi in 1967. After graduating he relocated to Flint, MI and was employed with General Motors, where he worked briefly before going into the Unites States Army. There he served two years in Vietnam and was Honorably Discharged in 1971. Fred returned to Flint to continue to work for General Motors and to serve in the United State Army Reserves. He retired from the reserves in 1984 and from General Motors after 37 years of service. Mr. Frederick John “Fred” Lee leaves to cherish his memories: 2 sons, Mr. Melvin Harris of Duluth, GA and Mr. Derrick (Kimberly) Lee; daughter, Latrice Lee, all of Flint; grandchildren, Donaysha Morris, Donald Morris, Derrinesha Lee, Shatrice Lee, Derrick Lee II, Zachary Abby, Arianna Lee, all of Flint; mother of children, Josephine Lee; 3 brothers, Charlie Lee of Greenville, MS, Chris Lee of Miami, FL, and Robert Lee of Flint; sisters-in-law, Liza Lee of Flint, Viola and Leola Lee of Greenville, MS; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends including special cousin, Ruth of Detroit, MI, special friends, Sadie Harriston and Jesse Hurse of Flint. Mr. Lee was preceded in death by his mother, Mary Lue Lee; father, Robert Young; sisters, Alice Littlejohn, Mary Ann Hugh and Martha Lee Young; and brother, Theodore Lee.