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Mary Kathleen Lee, 89, of Harrisonburg, passed away on Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, at Avante Nursing Home.
Mrs. Lee was born on Nov. 23, 1919, in Clover Hill, and was a daughter of the late Henry Andrew and Fannie VanPelt Cox.
Kathleen worked as a dispatcher for the Rockingham County Sheriff\'s Department for several years and the Harrisonburg Police Department for 12 years prior to her retirement. She also worked in security for James Madison University. Mrs. Lee was a member of the Harrisonburg First Church of the Nazarene and the Bible Study Fellowship.
On June 12, 1936, she married B. Franklin Lee, who preceded her in death on Oct. 21, 1986.
Mrs. Lee is survived by her daughter, Linda Lee of Harrisonburg; a son, Richard Lee and wife, Kay, of Linville; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Kathleen was the last surviving of five children.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009, at 2 p.m. at the Harrisonburg First Church of the Nazarene with the Pastors of Harrisonburg First Church of Nazarene officiating. Burial will follow at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens near Harrisonburg.
The family will receive friends Wednesday from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Kyger Funeral Home in Harrisonburg.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Harrisonburg First Church of the Nazarene, c/o Church Building Fund, 1871 Boyers Road, Harrisonburg, VA 22801.
Online condolences may be sent to the Lee family by visiting www.kygers.com.
Arrangements entrusted to the Kyger Funeral Home in Harrisonburg.
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