Donald Eugene Lee

Donald Eugene Lee passed away on March 2, 2024. He was born in Digby, GA on October 31, 1931. He was a graduate of Brooks High School and the University of Georgia Veterinary School. After private practice for several years in Newnan, GA, he and his family moved to Ruston, LA where he worked for the United States Department of Agriculture helping to eradicate brucellosis in cattle. His daughter, Eleanor, passed in 1964. He retired in 1995 and moved to Black Mountain, NC where he and his loving wife, Ginny, built a home in Laurel Ridge. Ginny passed in 1999. Don worked for eighteen years at Biltmore. He was a loyal member of Generations Church and took great comfort in hearing God’s word there and on many of the religious programs he watched on television.

Don is survived by his children, Michael (Blair), Deannie, and Steven and his grandchildren, Jennifer (Ricky), Samuel, Max, and Bodhi Lee. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to Generations Church of Swannanoa, NC or your favorite charity.

A celebration of life service will be held Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 1:00pm at Generation Church in Swannanoa.