MARY FRANCIS LEE Sept. 8, 1932–Sept. 2, 2020

On 2 September 2020, Mary Francis Lee loving wife and mother of two, passed from this world at the age of 87 in Ocala, Florida.

Mary Francis Kelley was born on 8 September 1932 to Fannie Elizabeth (nee Neff) and Arthur Joseph Kelley in Willimantic, Connecticut.

They moved to South Coventry, CT where Mary attended Windham High School.

On 20 March 1954 she married her sweetheart, Jesse Richard Lee, and together they raised two children, Deborah and James in Los Alamos, NM where they lived for 36 years.

In 1998 Mary and Jesse moved to Ocala, Florida where they lived the last 22 years.

Mary was preceded in death by her mother, Fannie Elizabeth Kelley; her father, Arthur Joseph Kelley; her brother Arthur Joseph Kelley Jr.; and her daughter Deborah Ann Lee-Weeks.

She is survived by her husband of 66 years, Jesse Lee of Ocala, FL; son, James Lee of Harvest, AL: grandsons Shaun Lee (Jennifer) of Huntsville, AL; Mark Regan; granddaughter, Jennifer Regan of Albuquerque; and several great-grandchildren. 

Mary always had a smile and was a gracious and selfless wife, mother, and friend who touched many, many lives. She will be missed.