Mary M. Lee

Mary M. Lee, age 70, died November 3, 2011 in Gulfport, Mississippi.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Nora Roberts Hill and Charlie Lee Hill, brothers, L.A. Hill and Buddy Hill, in-laws John W. Lee and Lillian Lee and grandson Patrick Lee.
She is survived by her husband John W. Lee Jr., sons Tony Lee (Lari) of Gulfport and Terry Lee (Millicent) of Baton Rouge, LA, and daughter, Teena Lee of White Oak, PA.; grandchildren Jonathan Lee, Hanna Lee, Hayden Lee, Hillary Lee and Alexandra Buhl; sisters, Bebe Cason, Diane Koecher and Joyce Brown of Lady Lake, FL and Sharon Riley of Umatilla, FL; brothers, Barry Hill (Nong) of Phoenix, AZ and Nathan Hill (Gisela) of Columbus, GA, 18 nieces and nephews, 20 great nieces and nephews and many great great nieces and nephews.
Mary was born in Blackshear, GA on August 6, 1941. Upon graduating high school, she moved to Jacksonville Fl, where she met her soon to be husband. She relocated to Gulfport and married her loving husband of 49 years. She enjoyed their time together looking for local spots to try their luck at fishing and occasional crabbing from local piers. One of her passions was cooking and her special was making Gumbo for the holidays. She was also known to fry fresh mullet at midnight. She had lots of recipes but rarely followed them exactly and her meals always tasted great. She enjoyed working with ceramics and opened a small ceramics shop with her mother-in-law. She also enjoyed making macramé planters and sharing them with friends and family. She always looked forward to spending time with her children and grandchildren. She spent many years volunteering with Orange Grove youth sports and Scouting activities for her three children. She was immensely proud of each of them. As college was approaching for her children, Mary obtained her real-estate license and worked more than 20 years as an agent before retiring. She earned agent of the year honors and belonged to the millionaire club.
Mary was especially close to her sisters. A visit from her sisters brought plenty of laughter and smiles all around. She looked forward to yearly family reunions in Blackshear and traveling to destination vacations with all of her siblings. Mary was a loving wife, giving mother, incredible grandmother, beloved sister, and wonderful friend to all who knew her. Her loving husband and best friend of 49 years will sadly miss her.
Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30am on Monday, November 7, 2011 at RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 11213 Highway 49, Gulfport, MS; the funeral service will immediately follow at 11:30 AM. Interment will follow at Floral Hills Memorial Gardens.