LEE A. RODEN, 59, TAKEN BY DEATH
Funeral Services Held On Tuesday Morning

Lee Anderson Roden, aged 59 well known resident of Leighton, passed away at his home there Monday morning at 9:20 o'clock following a long illness.

The deceased was a life long resident of Colbert and Lawrence counties, and had many friends in this section.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lue Roden; his mother, Mrs. Sallie Roden, of Leighton, two
brothers, Albert Roden, of Leighton and Rufus Roden of Florence; a sister Mrs. Ida Jefferys, of Town Creek; six daughters, Mrs. Ellen Ultey of Leighton; Mrs. Harry Thompson, Mrs. Sid Aycock and Miss Syble Roden, of Leighton, and two sons, Johnnie Roden and Ceil Roden, of Leighton.

Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at 9:30 o'clock at the residence, with the Rev.
Jackson conducting final rites. Interment followed in the Roden cemetery.

Active pallbearers were; John Gargis, Joe McGee, Huston Conely, Willie Hennessee, Earnest Morgan and Joseph King.
 

SOURCE: The Florence Times, Wednesday Afternoon, 2 Feb 1938. p. 5
February 2, 1938

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