Mrs. Martha Fletcher Lee, 81, of Lake City, FL, passed away after a lengthy illness on Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at Shands at the University of Florida Hospital in Gainesville, FL. She was born in 1930 in St. Augustine, FL, and was the daughter of the late John L. and Dolly Savell Fletcher. She moved to Lake City, FL, in 1952 and had attended nursing school at Touro Infirmary in New Orleans, LA and had been a Registered Nurse at the VA Hospital in Lake City from 1952-1966. She then retired and was a homemaker taking care of her family. She was a member of Memorial Presbyterian Church in St. Augustine, but had recently attended the Long Branch Congregational Methodist Church in White Springs, FL, and loved reading, watching television and loved and cared about animals.In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her loving grandmother, Emma "Gooney" Savell.
Survivors include her loving husband of 55 years: Jeffrey W. Lee, Lake City, FL; one son: Jeffrey Fletcher Lee, Pensacola, FL; and four precious cats. Numerous nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be conducted on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 2 PM at Gateway-Guerry Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Prospect Cemetery in Hamilton County north of White Springs, FL. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 from 5 PM to 7 PM at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Long Branch Congregational Methodist Church, P. O. Box 453, White Springs, FL 32096. GATEWAY-GUERRY FUNERAL HOME is in charge of all arrangements. Friends may leave words of love and encouragement at www.gatewayguerryfh.com.