In addition to his wife, he is survived by sons, Gerry, David and Michael Lee, all of California; two stepsons, David Melton and James Levister Jr., both of Rutherfordton, N.C.; two daughters, Brenda Yovaish of Longwood, Fla., and Lynn Bueno of Lake Lure; two brothers, Don and Rich Lee of Cincinnati, Ohio; sisters, Barbara Brisdin of Cincinnati, Ohio, Shirlee Meyung of Port Orange, Fla., and Patricia Brown of Tampa, Fla.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today, July 5 at Wright-Pollard Funeral Home, 115 York St., Chester. The funeral will be 4 p.m. Sunday, July 6 at the funeral home. Burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial may be made to the Hospice House of Forest City, N.C.