Eloise Lee, 85, passed away on November 27, 2020 at her home in Benton, Kentucky surrounded by her loving family. She was preceded in death by her husband of 36 years, Darwin Buck Lee. They built and ran a successful business, Col. Lee’s Country Hams. She is survived by her sister, Geneva Sue McCage (late Johnie McCage) & preceded in death by her brother, Harry Allison (Sue Allison). She is also survived by three children: Debbie Wilkerson (late Bobby Wilkerson), Dianna Ealey (Jim Ealey), and Donna Kitchen (Larry Kitchen). She is survived by six grandchildren: Dustin York, Dawn Blanchard, Crystal McCall, Jaime Ealey, Abigail Ealey, and Caitlyn Ealey & 9 great-grandchildren including her mini-me and sidekick, Emmitt.
Born in Murray, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Winfred and Pearl Allison. She graduated from Murray High School and received her Beautician’s License from Ezell’s Cosmetology School. She was an active member in the community & her church. She was a member of Dexter Hardin United Methodist Church, where she was involved in the United Methodist Women. She was also a long-standing board member of the Marshall County Public Library System.
Most importantly, she was the CEO, the boss of “the hill,” a nature & rose lover, and a grandmother/mother figure to more than just her blood. Her table always had an extra chair, her door was always open, and her heart was always eager to love. The family requests in lieu of flowers, donations be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, Dexter Hardin United Methodist Church UMW, or the Marshall County Public Library System.
“Someday I’ll wish upon a star, wake up where the clouds are far behind me – where trouble melts like lemon drops, high above the chimney tops, that’s where you’ll find me.”
Due to the current mandate by Governor Beshear effective November 20, 2020, all funeral services, visitations, memorial services, and graveside services are required to be private.
Online condolences may be given at www.collierfuneralhome.com.
A link to view the funeral service will be posted on our website under Mrs. Lee’s obituary as soon as it is available on the morning of Monday, November 30, 2020. The service will be available for viewing after 10:55 a.m. Bro. Richard Burkeen will officiate. Mrs. Lee’s interment will be held in the Wadesboro Cemetery.
The family asks that memorial contributions be made to: St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105; or United Methodist Women-Dexter Hardin, PO Box 92, Hardin, KY 42048; or Marshall County Public Library System, 1150 Birch St, Benton, KY 42025