Kinston Free Press BERTHA THOMAS "BERT" LEE: Kinston - Bertha Thomas "Bert" Lee, 84, of 842 Westminster Lane, died Tuesday, October 4. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. T. Leslie Lee. "Bert" was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church of Kinston, where she served as a deacon and elder. She was awarded an honorary membership in the Women of the Church in 1963, and served as treasurer of Albemarle Presbytery. At the time of her husband's death in 1949, she was president of the Auxiliary to the North Carolina Medical Society, and was given an honorary life membership in this organization in 1964. She served two terms as treasurer of the Lenoir County Historical Society Association, and was an active member and president of the Lenoir County Unit of the American Cancer Society. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, October 6, from First Presbyterian Church of Kinston, with Dr. Robert W. Ratchford officiating. Interment will follow in Westview Cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Lee Jenkins; a son, Thomas Leslie Lee, Jr.; three grandchildren, John T. B. Jenkins, III, Patricia Lee Jenkins and Thomas Richard Lee, and a brother, James B. Thomas. The family will be at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Patricia Lee Jenkins, 1212 Stockton Road. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to First Presbyterian Church, 2101 N. Herritage Street, or to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 1761, Kinston, NC 28501. Edwards Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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