Bill Monroe Lee, 69, of Lake Panasoffkee, Florida was born on June 4, 1946 to John Lee and Ada Lee (Railey). He passed away on February 20, 2016 at The Lane Purcell Hospice House surrounded by family and friends. Bill entered the Army on May 31, 1966 in Wildwood, Florida and was stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia. During his time of service he received the National Defense Service Medal, the Army Good Conduct Award, and his designation as a marksman with the M-1. He was honorably discharged from the Army on May 29, 1969 as an E-4 or Specialist.
Bill was a devout Christian, a proud member of VFW Post 10084, as well as a member of First Assembly of God of Sumterville. Bill is survived by his daughter Gina Frazier and her husband Mike; son Bill M. Lee, Jr. and his wife Crystal; daughter Rachel Caruso and her husband Christian; his grandchildren Jaime, Steven, Jared, Tyler, Kinzy, Joseph, Caleb, Alexis, Braden, Courtney and Christian. Bill is also survived by his sisters Mertie Brown of Brooksville, Florida; Ellie McKinley of Wildwood, Florida; Mary Twiss (Clyde) of Belleview, Florida; Johnnie Mae Smith of Oxford, Florida; Norma Johnson (William) of Churchville, VA; brother James Lee and his wife Wanell of Lake Butler, Florida as well as ten nephews and eight nieces.
A church service honoring the life of Bill Lee will be held at this home church, First Assembly of God of Sumterville on February 24, 2016 at 12:00 pm with a public viewing at 11:00 am. After the service is over a graveside service is scheduled at Florida National Cemetery for 2:00 pm with the United States Army providing military honors.
Friends and family are invited to share a memory and sign his guestbook below.
So sorry for your loss and we are so glad to have Lexi as a part of our family now. Our prayers are with you.
We are so sorry for your loss and continue to pray for you all.
So Sorry for your loss . on Friday night as we prayed. I never had the opportunity to meet him was actually going over on Sunday . He decided to leave us before then I believe he was in Jesus arms and conversing with Him and did not want to come back I seen angels all around him while we were praying Gods Glory . the Bible says Death has no sting . no more pain the only thing is the Pain in our loved ones heart of missing him . I believe papa Bill just decided it was time to move his family to a little closer view of heaven so they could see it even a little different than before . I believe his mansion has the most Christmas lights more than anyone . from what I have heard he loved CHristmas Lights . I am praying for each of you and rejoicing with you as you know where and whose he is . and that you will see him again . each of you and many more who do not know Jesus I believe will rededicate their life or become born again through his celebration . Love to each of you . Thank you Man of God for your Service while here on earth your Legacy will live on for. generations i am blessed to know your beautiful family and now know becasue of you the reason they are so wonderful .
PRAYING GODS GLORY R.I.P.
Our condolences . God Bless all who grieve the loss of Bill on this vale .
I would like to extend my deepest condolences to my sister-in-law Norma and all of her family on the loss of her brother Bill.
Hello sweet family, I am so sorry for your loss. Prayers for all of you. I love you.
Aunt Doris
Lord comfort the hearts of the family and friends of Bill Lee. May they sense your presence in the days ahead. Flood their hearts with many happy memories. May they each come closer to you and each other in this time of sadness. Enrich their hearts with the knowledge that Bill is home now. Job 14:14, Revelation 21:4-5
Pastor Daniel Richwine
So sorry to hear of Bill’s passing. Praying for family. I was a classmate of Bill’s at Wildwood High School.
I never had the privilege of meeting Bill. But listening to my son Jimmy talk about his family and reading his life story, I wish I had. It is noteworthy to mention how few soldiers receive a Good Conduct award. In WWll only about 7% did. Bill was a Vietnam War Veteran, it was a bit higher but still rare. It meant he was a perfect soldier. It meant the officers above him thought a lot of him. I suspect Bill enjoyed Gods favor in those days. It was our honor to serve Bills family.
Jim Rudolph, President
Veterans Funeral Care
Member, Clearwater First Assembly of God
Sorry to hear about the loss of Bill. I was a classmate of his and went to the Junior, Senior Prom with him in 1964. The last time that I saw him was at the IGA store in Lake Panasoffkee a few years ago. Am happy to know that he was a Christian and that we will see him again in heaven one day soon.