Robert Lee Jr.

Robert Everett Lee Jr., 94, of Marietta, Georgia, left this earthly life Sunday, November 14, 2021.

Born October 3, 1927, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Robert Everett and Kate Speas Lee, he grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina. Graduating from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, he went on to receive degrees from Kellogg School of Management and a Juris Doctor and Master of Laws from the Woodrow Wilson School of Law.

After retiring from MARTA, he enjoyed many years on Blue Ridge Lake with his beloved wife. In 2002, they relocated to Sea Trail golf community in Sunset Beach, North Carolina, and later to Highland Woods Golf and Country Club in Bonita Springs, Florida, where they were able to enjoy playing golf full time. He was a loyal member of Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church in Blue Ridge. Bob was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Nancy Lee Hefner.

He is survived by his wife of 74 years, Gloria VanDyke Lee, of Marietta; two daughters, Cheryl Lee Taft (Richard), of Greenville, North Carolina, and Lynda Lee Noack, of Marietta; and son, Robert E. Lee, III, (Elizabeth) of Houston, Texas. He is “Poppi” to seven grandchildren, Ronald W. Mann Jr. (Candice), Kathryn T. Fay (Ian), Gloria T. Becker (Michael), Christian L. Mann (Rachelle), Carrie L. Dober (Roger), Emmye T. Cahn (Andrew) and Robert E. Lee IV and to 15 great-grandchildren. Additional survivors include cousins, Molly Lou Nolen, Edwin M. Speas Jr. and J. Kelly Speas; and niece, Amanda H. Stavig.

A graveside celebration of life will be held in Boonville, North Carolina, at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 1821, Blue Ridge, Georgia, (www.stlukesblueridge.org) or to a charity of one’s choice.

H.M. Patterson & Son Funeral Directors, of Marietta, were in charge of arrangements.