Bessie Kahanek Lee

December 24, 2019

Mrs. Bessie Kahanek Lee, age 98 of Century, FL, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2019, in Brewton, Alabama.

Mrs. Lee was born on September 9, 1921, in Wallis, TX to parents, Joseph J. and Frances Kahanek. She grew up in Wallis, TX and graduated from Wallis High School. She then went on to become a Rosie the Riveter during WWII. She married Wilford J. Lee on December 23, 1944, in Corpus Christi, TX. She was a member of the NARFE and the Byrneville Methodist Church. She is preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Frances Kahanek; husband, Wilford John Lee; three brothers, Robert Kahanek, Joe Kahanek and Henry Kahanek; three sisters, Frances Bartay, Alice Magee and Julia Kahanek; and granddaughter, Katherine “Katie” Lee.

She is survived by one son, John Robert Lee of Century, FL; one daughter, Janet (Todd) Shultz of Brewton, AL; two sisters, Ann Webb of Arizona and Lillian Boryla of Ohio; three grandchildren, Rebecca Shultz, Justin Shultz and Jacob Shultz; five great-grandchildren, Brandon Lowe, Daylon Brown, Isabelle Barber, Jasmine Barber and Michaela Barber; and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.

Funeral services were held Sunday, December 22, 2019, at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Bro. Bo Bell officiating.

Burial was at the Byrneville Cemetery.

Pallbearers were Steve Turner, Curtis Moye, Jeremy Pridgen, Jason Barber, John Lee and Kenneth Jernigan.

Honorary pallbearers were Jerry Doran and Gene Findley.

Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes is in charge of all arrangements.

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