Meredith "Mert" Lee, 81, of Sturgeon passed away Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010. Services conducted by the Rev. Dennis Stuart will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27, at Nilson Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 11:30 a.m. until the time of the service. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery. Mert was born on Sept. 4, 1928, in Boone County to Frank and Mary Henry Lee. He married Elsie Sapp on Sept. 29, 1951, in Columbia. She preceded him in death. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He worked for Ray's Market and Eastgate IGA. He worked for the Columbia Police Department for 20 years. He enjoyed travelling to Colorado and Wyoming to visit family and liked watching westerns and baseball with his companion, Rosalie Dudley. He is survived by one sister, Halene Strautman; four daughters, Debbie Sublette, Sandy Spry, Merry Baize and Kris Lee; five grandchildren, Darren Spry, Matthew Spry, Patrick McGee, Jodi Moit and Ryan Sublette; and great-grandchild Brady Spry. He was preceded in death by one son, Richard F. Lee.
Meredith "Mert" Lee, 81, of Sturgeon passed away Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010. Services conducted by the Rev. Dennis Stuart will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27, at Nilson Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 11:30 a.m. until the time of the service. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery. Mert was born on Sept. 4, 1928, in Boone County to Frank and Mary Henry Lee. He married Elsie Sapp on Sept. 29, 1951, in Columbia. She preceded him in death. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He worked for Ray's Market and Eastgate IGA. He worked for the Columbia Police Department for 20 years. He enjoyed travelling to Colorado and Wyoming to visit family and liked watching westerns and baseball with his companion, Rosalie Dudley. He is survived by one sister, Halene Strautman; four daughters, Debbie Sublette, Sandy Spry, Merry Baize and Kris Lee; five grandchildren, Darren Spry, Matthew Spry, Patrick McGee, Jodi Moit and Ryan Sublette; and great-grandchild Brady Spry. He was preceded in death by one son, Richard F. Lee.
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