Pastor Albert C. Lee,

Lee, Pastor Supt. Albert C. Sr. - Age 75, passed away Tuesday, September 11, 2007 at McLaren Regional Medical Center. Family hour 6PM-8PM Friday, September 14, 2007 at Jackson Memorial C.O.G.I.C., G-3155 W. Carpenter Rd., with funeral service commencing Saturday, September 15, 2007 at Jackson Memorial C.O.G.I.C. Bishop H.J. Williams officiating. Interment Great Lakes National Cemetery, G-4200 Belford Rd., Holly, MI. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 11AM Saturday. Pastor Lee will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 12Noon-3PM Friday. Superintendent Albert Ceary Lee, Sr. was born, March 8, 1932, to Mr. and Mrs. John Daniel Lee, in Houston, Texas. His mother, Minnie Lee, later remarried Mr. Lucas Marks and brought Supt. Lee to Flint. He attended Parkland Elementary School (Flint), Mt. Morris Junior High and High Schools. In 1951 he graduated from Charlton Pollard High School in Beaumont, Texas. He entered the Military in 1952 and spent a number of years in Germany as an instructor and Recreation Specialist. He returned to Flint in 1955, continuing his education at Mott Community College pursuing a degree in Business Administration. Supt. Lee was employed by Chevrolet Frame and Stamping Plant, working as an arc welder from 1957 to 1964. In 1966 he was hired by Buick Motor Division and retired in November 1981. In 1962, he accepted the Lord as his personal savior and was filled with Holy Ghost during a revival conducted by Mother Lena Mason Lucas. During a brief stay in Houston, Texas, he was a member of the Macedonia Church of God In Christ (COGIC) under the leadership of Bishop A.C. Nelson. He returned to Flint in 1966 and was ordained as an Elder in the Holy Convocation of Northeast Michigan Jurisdiction, where Bishop C.J. Johnson was the Jurisdictional Prelate. In 1967, Elder Lee joined Pilgrim Temple COGIC, presently known as Jackson Memorial Temple, under the pastorate of the late Superintendent Leo J. Jackson. On the first Sunday in June 1970, Elder Lee launched out into the deep, and founded Bible Way COGIC, located at 801 E. Pasadena Avenue. In 1983, having a greater vision, Pastor Lee relocated to 1602 Montana and renamed the church "Greater Bible Way" COGIC. In 1982, under the leadership of Bishop Herbert J. Williams, Elder Lee was elevated to Superintendent of District Number One in the North Central Jurisdiction, later renamed the Bible Way District. On June 29, 1989, Supt. Lee married Dorothy M. Knight, together they have 3 sons, 2 daughters, 1 daughter-in-law and seven grandchildren. Supt. Lee was a Spirit-led God man, a great preacher, proud father, and his wife calls him "Awesome". Superintendent Lee served on a number of community boards, and worked with a number of community based organizations and agencies, including: Metro Housing, Salem Housing, Job Central Advisory Board, the Greater Flint Health Coalition and the Genesee County Health Department. He served in various churches and civic capacities including: Executive Secretary of North Central Jurisdiction (COGIC), National Computer Coordinator and Executive Advisor for Scholastic Motivation Ministries (COGIC), President of the Concerned Pastors for Social Action, Executive Director of Faith Access to Community Economic Development (FACED), and Religious Liaison for Mayor Woodrow Stanley. He was the recipient of numerous awards including: Senior Citizen of the Year (Mayor Woodrow Stanley 2000); The Faith Community, Business, and Education Leadership Award, (a special award named in his honor by Career Alliance, Inc. 2001) and The Senator Robert Emerson Award for Volunteer Leadership in Health Care (Greater Flint Health Coalition 2002). He leaves to cherish his memory: wife, Dorothy M. Lee; 3 sons, Albert C. Lee, Jr., of Raleigh, NC, John D. (Kimberly) Lee and Michael A. Lee; 2 daughters, Marie D. Lee, all of Flint and Jerita C. Knight of Washington, DC; mother of his children, Marie Puckerin; grandchildren, Diamond Monique Lee and Armani Christopher Lee of Detroit, Jhon D. Lee, Jzan' D. Lee and Jze-na D. Lee, Deonna Monet and Tyler Symone Lee, all of Flint; sister, Francis (Samuel) Clark of Newport, AR; cousins, Bernice and Hattie Mae Dancey of Houston, TX; brother and sister-in-law, Pastor Danny and Pastor Jayme McCrimmon of Lanham, MD. Special nephews, Jeffery Nolan of Flint, Robert Matthews of Detroit; niece, Sandra Morgan of Houston, TX; many other relatives and friends including special friends, Overseer and Mrs. Clarence Duckworth and family, Mother Corene Wade-Adams, Elder J.D. Hayter, Evangelist E. Yvonne Lewis, special children, Veronica LaBrill Evans of Chicago, IL, Anthony Butler of Oahu, Hawaii, Elder and Mrs. Freddie Brown, Brother Joe and Sister Eva Davis, many dependable and faithful neighbors and friends, especially, the Greater Bible Way Church family, the North Central Michigan Jurisdiction and the McLaren Kidney Center. Supt. Lee was preceded in death by his mother and stepfather, Mrs. Minnie (Lee) Marks; father, Mr. John D. Lee; brother, Archie Lee; sisters, Willie Lee, Mable Robinson, Emma Stewart, Corean Nickerson McCrory, Stella Lee, Lillie Lee and Johnnie Keys.