NASHVILLE - Rachel "Annette" Harris Lee, age 77, passed away on Thursday, June 12, 2025. Born in Nash County, NC on January 2, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Roy Chesson Harris and Margaret Leigh Shearin Harris Landis. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Charles Lee Harris, Sr.
A woman of great faith, Annette was a long-time member of Englewood Baptist Church, where she was in the choir and volunteered in the nursery. Prior to that, she was a devoted member of First Christian Church in Roanoke Rapids, where she played piano and organ. She was an administrative assistant for the Roanoke Rapids Graded School District and Nash County Public Schools. She was a dedicated volunteer at Nash Hospital and worked election polls. She was an avid reader, loved going to the beach with family and never missed a chance to celebrate holidays and milestones. A devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and dear friend to many, Annette will be deeply missed and never forgotten.
Annette is survived by her husband of 57 years, Edward "Lemuel" Lee; her children, Edward "Scott" Lee (Lisa), Shannon Lee Kerley (Timothy) and Jeffrey "Brian" Lee (Heather); her grandchildren, Haven Lee, Kaileigh Lee, Christian Lee, Brennan Lee, Korrie Kerley, Parker Kerley, Zoe Kerley, Jackson Lee, and Emerson "Emmie" Lee; her brother, Roy Wayne Harris (Virginia); her sisters, Jodie Landis Britton (Tommy) and Jamie Landis Wilson (Bill); and many nieces, nephews, extended family members, and dearest friends.
A Funeral Service to celebrate Annette's life will be held on Thursday, June 19, 2025, at 1:00 PM in the Chapel of Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home & Cremation Services with Rev. Charles Taylor officiating. Burial will follow the service at Rocky Mount Memorial Park. The family will receive friends and relatives on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home.
Flowers are welcome or memorials may be made in Annette's memory to Englewood Baptist Church, 1350 S. Winstead Avenue, Rocky Mount, NC 27804. |
