Grace was born April 29, 1925, in Greene County and lived in Midway with her parents, Talmadge Snoddy and Clara Mae Moody.
Grace graduated in 1948 from George Clem School in Greeneville.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband John Robert Lee; three infant sons; one son: William Archie Lee; one grandson: William Anthony Fields Lee; and four sisters: Lillian Cannon, Mary Alice Grissom, Rosetta Marie Gualette, and Nannie Kate Lee.
Grace lived in Kingsport until 1970. She moved her children to Greeneville, where she worked as a counselor with Holston Home for Children for 10 years.
She also worked in production in a local company, as a caregiver for a number of years, and as a "grandparent" with the Foster Grandparent Program.
Grace attended Roby Fitzgerald Adult Center, where she enjoyed meeting and greeting so many wonderful people.
Her passion was always to be active in the communities where she lived and loved participating in well-planned organizations.
Grace's most enjoyment and passion was seeking and learning about God, his word, and letting others she encountered know what she knew about the word of God.
Grace was a member of Houston Chapel Church in Warrensburg, as well as a member of Tate Chapel United Methodist Church in Greeneville,. She was a member of Tate's UM Women's Missionary Union, and was a faithful member in good standing.
Survivors include her six children and spouses: John Robert Lee Jr. of Hollywood, Fla., Talmon Lafayette Lee of Atlanta, Ga., Martha Valerie Lee of Greeneville, Richard "Ricky" Douglass Lee of Los Angeles, Calif., James Edward (Michelle) Lee of Boynton Beach, Fla., and Carmella Renee Lee of Johnson City; 11 grandchildren and their spouses: Leeodis (Melisa) Lee of Greeneville, Kai Rosita Lee Ripley of Johnson City, Talmon Lee and James S. Lee of Kingsport, Ryesha (Roy) King and Briana Lee of Johnson City, Trey Lee and Caleb Lee of Elizabethton, and Alexis Lee of Boynton; three stepgrandchildren: Jordan, Jonathan, and Jaxson Kincaide, all of Boynton; her great-grandchildren: Cierra D. Goode of Johnson City, Jeanette Goode, Alexis Madison, and Miles Lee, all of Greeneville, and Neria Ani Metcalf, Joshua F. Luvene, and Ra'ziyah Talayah, all of Johnson City; a special niece, who was like a daughter: Ada Ruth Moultry of Kingsport; other special nieces: Velma (Arthur) Lemon and Connie Lee Roberts of Atlanta; her nephews: Andrew Gualette of Kingsport and Jimmy (Gretta) Lee of Maryland; and a special young man to Grace: Claude (Sharon) Taylor of Atlanta.
Survivors include her six children and spouses: John Robert Lee Jr. of Hollywood, Fla., Talmon Lafayette Lee of Atlanta, Ga., Martha Valerie Lee of Greeneville, Richard "Ricky" Douglass Lee of Los Angeles, Calif., James Edward (Michelle) Lee of Boynton Beach, Fla., and Carmella Renee Lee of Johnson City; 11 grandchildren and their spouses: Leeodis (Melisa) Lee of Greeneville, Kai Rosita Lee Ripley of Johnson City, Talmon Lee and James S. Lee of Kingsport, Ryesha (Roy) King and Briana Lee of Johnson City, Trey Lee and Caleb Lee of Elizabethton, and Alexis Lee of Boynton; three stepgrandchildren: Jordan, Jonathan, and Jaxson Kincaide, all of Boynton; her great-grandchildren: Cierra D. Goode of Johnson City, Jeanette Goode, Alexis Madison, and Miles Lee, all of Greeneville, and Neria Ani Metcalf, Joshua F. Luvene, and Ra'ziyah Talayah, all of Johnson City; a special niece, who was like a daughter: Ada Ruth Moultry of Kingsport; other special nieces: Velma (Arthur) Lemon and Connie Lee Roberts of Atlanta; her nephews: Andrew Gualette of Kingsport and Jimmy (Gretta) Lee of Maryland; and a special young man to Grace: Claude (Sharon) Taylor of Atlanta.
Grace's special friends, who loved her dearly, were Flora Blue, and three angels who spent time with her daily: Mary Ann Bogus, Marie Crockett, and Alice McLaughlin, all of Greeneville.
The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday at Doughty-Stevens Funeral Home.
The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, August 23, 2012 in the funeral home chapel. The Rev. Michael Washington and the Rev. Rochelle Maxwell will officiate.
