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Lee Cemetery

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Established in 1856 as “Lee Graveyard”, one acre of the 320 acre Lee family farm, was reserved for burials.  A pavilion was added in 1918.  Used for funerals, weddings, reunions, meeting house, dinner on the grounds and work days.  Each year in July at the historic pavilion, descendants gather to pay homage to deceased ancestors, friends and loved ones. Expanded through the years, Lee Cemetery is a reminder of early settlers in the area.  Features, include decorative fencing, ornate stone carvings, curbed plots, obelisks and woodmen of the world monuments. Lee Cemetery represents people of all ages, the first pioneer settlers who came to the new country in the 1840s and 1850s.  Veterans from all U.S. wars, those who served this community, county, state and nation.  Farmers, cattlemen, lumbermen, shopkeepers, oil field workers, doctors, lawyers, educators, housewives, journalists, children and all others.

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