Tennessee - Mr. Donald "Don" Ray Lee, 83, died May 30, 2026.

Mr. Lee was born May 16, 1943, in Lawrenceburg. He attended Loretto High School where he met the love of his life, Linda Williams Lee, and together they had four children. He retired from Murray Ohio Manufacturing Company, where he was a mastermind at solving complex problems in the experimental department. He was a dedicated member of Leoma Church of Christ. While no stranger to adversity, he met hard times with gentleness and faith in God's ever-present help. He was kind, generous and eager to share his love of Jesus and his garden harvest with anyone he met. He took great pride in his family, especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was a blessing to all who knew him and sowed a legacy of love which will last for generations. He is preceded in death by parents, Forrest and Mattie Lou Lee; brother Orville Lee; and sister Brenda Gobble.

Visitation will be held Thursday, June 4, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at Leoma Church of Christ. Funeral services will begin at 1 p.m. Burial will be in Restview Cemetery.

Bennett-May & Pierce Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of arrangements.

Survivors include wife of 63 years Linda Lee; children, Tim Lee (Ruth), Terry Lee (Glenda), Donna Evans (Jim), Nathan Lee (Stacie); sisters, Charlene Story (Jimmy), IvaNell Murdock (Larry); grandchildren, Kristina Lee, Susan Silverman (Max), David Lee (Hannah), Jennifer Lee, Jonathan White (Daisy), Mary Mattison Caldwell (Davis), Natalie Mobbs (David), Miles Evans (Grace), Michael Lee, Lillianna Lee; and great-grandchildren, Tray Bentley, Tanisha Hibbard (Matthew), Daisha Lee, Zaiden Mitchell, Toby Mitchell, Brody Mitchell, Amberlin Mitchell, Rosalie Silverman, Maeve Silverman, Liza Caldwell, Annie Caldwell and Elicia Mobbs.