Mildred Lorelle Butler

1923 - 2025  (101 years)

• Name	Mildred Lorelle Butler
  Birth	09 Nov 1923	Buena Vista, Carroll Co, TN   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	District 18, Carroll Co, TN   [2]
  	age 6
  Census	1940	District 18, Carroll Co, TN   [3]
  	age 16
  Census	1950	Chester Co, SC   [4]
  	age 24, spouse Jack B-age 35, 2 children
  Obituary	22 Jun 2025	Chester Co, SC   [5]
  	Barron Funeral Home
  Death	22 Jun 2025	Chester Co, SC   [1, 6]
  Findagrave.com	01 Jul 2026
  	See Notes
  Burial	Chester, Chester Co, SC   [1]
  	Chester Memorial Gardens
  Person ID	I314	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Rev Monroe Neil Butler,   b. 27 Jan 1904, Pond Branch, Buena Vista, Carroll Co, TN d. 01 Aug 1986, Huntingdon, Carroll Co, TN (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Lillian Vada Hargrove,   b. 07 Nov 1906, TN d. 07 Sep 1993, Jackson, Madison Co, TN (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	03 Dec 1922	Carroll Co, TN   [7, 8, 9]
  Notes	-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VNFQ-LQ8 Lillian Hargrove, "Tennessee, State Marriage Index, 1780-2002" Name: Lillian Hargrove Also Known As Name: Name Suffix: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 03 Dec 1922 Event Place: Carroll, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Spouse's Name: Neill Butley Spouse's Also Known As Name: Spouse's Name Prefix: Spouse's Name Suffix: Page: 392 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VN4R-62Y Lillian Hargrave, "Tennessee, State Marriage Index, 1780-2002" Name: Lillian Hargrave Also Known As Name: Name Suffix: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 03 Dec 1922 Event Place: Carroll, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Spouse's Name: Neill Butler Spouse's Also Known As Name: Spouse's Name Prefix: Spouse's Name Suffix: Page: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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  Family ID	F129	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Jack Boyce Lee,   b. 09 Jul 1914, SC d. 01 Mar 1978, Chester, Chester Co, SC (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	Bef 04 Apr 1945
  Children	1. Janice Carroll Lee,   b. 14 Jan 1946, Chester, Dodge Co, GA d. 23 Feb 2013, Fayetteville, Fayette Co, GA (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Sandra M Lee   3. Lynn Lee   4. John Lee   5. Joel Lee   6. Neil Lee
  Family ID	F137	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Wofford Kee-xx,   b. 13 Jun 1918   d. 08 Jul 1993, Chester Co, SC (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	31 Aug 1984
  Family ID	F1966	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 09 Nov 1923 - Buena Vista, Carroll Co, TN Census - age 6 - 1930 - District 18, Carroll Co, TN Census - age 16 - 1940 - District 18, Carroll Co, TN Census - age 24, spouse Jack B-age 35, 2 children - 1950 - Chester Co, SC Obituary - Barron Funeral Home - 22 Jun 2025 - Chester Co, SC Death - 22 Jun 2025 - Chester Co, SC Burial - - Chester, Chester Co, SC  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Notes

  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at findagrave.com on 7/1/2026 Lorelle Butler Kee Birth: 9 Nov 1923 Buena Vista, Carroll County, Tennessee, USA Death: 22 Jun 2025 (aged 101) Chester County, South Carolina, USA Burial: Chester Memorial Gardens, Chester, Chester County, South Carolina, USA Memorial #: 284308582 Bio: Lorelle Butler Kee November 9, 1923 - June 22, 2025 Chester Mildred (Lorelle) Kee, age 101, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 22, 2025.The funeral service will be held Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at 1:00 PM, at West Side Baptist Church with Rev. Dale Welch and Rev. Gene Gaston officiating. Interment will be private.Mildred was born on November 9, 1923, in Buena Vista, Tennessee, to the late Reverend Neil and Lillian Butler. She was united in marriage to the late Jack Lee in 1943, and they shared 35 years together until his passing in 1978. In 1984, she married the late Wofford Kee and they were together until his passing in 1993. A devoted servant of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Mildred lived her life walking by faith and extending grace to others. She was a faithful member of West Side Baptist Church and for many years went to Palmetto Village Assisted Living on Sundays to teach Sunday School. An avid reader, she found joy in sharing books, magazines, newspapers, and gospel tracts with everyone she could. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Janice Van Engen; grandson, Travis Lee and her brothers, Leland Butler and Tim Butler. She is survived by her children: Sandra James, Lillian Criscione, Joel (Jean) Lee, Neil (Lynn) Lee, and John Lee; as well as numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren. Mrs. Kee will be remembered for her generous heart, steadfast faith, and the love she gave so freely. She loved deeply and was deeply loved in return. The family expresses gratitude and appreciation to her caregivers, Barbara Compton and Debbie Cameron for their love and support. Memorials may be made to West Side Baptist Church, 534 Rose St., Chester, SC 29706 Online condolences may be made to the family at www.barronfuneralhome.com Family Members Parents Rev Monroe Neil Butler 1904-1986 Lillian Hargrove Butler 1906-1993 Spouses Jack Boyce Lee 1914-1978 James Wofford Kee Jr 1918-1993 Siblings Rev Leland Everett Butler 1928-2017 Myron Timothy "Tim" Butler 1942-2025 Children Janice Carroll "Jan Van" Lee Van Engen 1945-2013 Created by: AgAg (47880557) Added: 2025-06-23T20:11:37.000Z URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/284308582/lorelle-kee Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/284308582/lorelle-kee: accessed July 1, 2026), memorial page for Lorelle Butler Kee (9 Nov 1923-22 Jun 2025), Find a Grave Memorial ID 284308582, citing Chester Memorial Gardens, Chester, Chester County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by AgAg (contributor 47880557). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com on 5/23/2018 James Wofford Kee, Jr Birth: 3 Jun 1918 Death: 8 Jul 1993 (aged 75) Burial: Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery, Chester, Chester County, South Carolina, USA Memorial #: 111696730 Bio: Genealogist Husband of Lorelle Butler Lee Kee. Cpl U S Army WWII Page 146 of "Captain Bill", Book Three, 1990, by Robert J. Stevens, says that he is retired and living on the original Kee grant in Chester Co., SC. Page 148 of "Heritage History of Chester County, South Carolina, Vol. II", 1995, says that he is buried in Pleasant Grove Methodist Church Cemetery, Chester Co., SC Family Members Parents James Wofford Kee 1891-1974 Mary H Culp Kee 1890-1958 Siblings Thomas Stevenson Kee* 1921-1922 Created by: agagee (47880557) Added: 2 Jun 2013 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111696730 Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 23 May 2018), memorial page for James Wofford Kee, Jr (3 Jun 1918–8 Jul 1993), Find A Grave Memorial no. 111696730, citing Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery, Chester, Chester County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by agagee (contributor 47880557) . -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Findagrave.com. [S14] 1930 United States Federal Census. [S15] 1940 United States Federal Census. [S86] 1950 United States Federal Census. [S46] See Documents. [S44] Obituary. [S56] TN,Carroll Co,Marriages. Name Year Spouse HARGROVE Lillian 1922 BUTLER Neil [S41] Marriage License. [S42] Marriage Record Journal.