MARGARET B. LEE

Palmer resident Margaret B. Lee, 84, died of natural causes at her home Feb. 10, 2004.

A memorial service will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at Glacier View Bible Church, Mile 99 Glenn Highway. Marlin Beachy will officiate.

Mrs. Lee was born May 4, 1919, in Johnson, Neb. She graduated from Bonita Union High School in California in 1937. She earned her associate of arts degree from Chaffey Junior College in California in 1939. She finished a Christian education course at Bible Institute of Los Angeles in 1945.

Mrs. Lee became a resident of Alaska in June 1946, residing in Ninilchik. She moved to Anchorage in 1948 and in 1953 she homesteaded at Mile 95 Glenn Highway. She had intermittent stays in Bedford, Ind.

Mrs. Lee was a homemaker. She was a member of Glacier View Bible Church in Palmer and had been a member of Fairview Community Church in Bedford.

Mrs. Lee enjoyed gardening, preserving food and Bible study.

Her family wrote, "Margaret was known for her love for the Lord and her faithful service for Jesus throughout her years. She came to Alaska as a missionary in 1946 and met her husband, David Lee, in 1951. As newlyweds, they settled on a homestead at Mile 95 Glenn Highway in 1953. Margaret devoted her life to being a wife, mother to their three children and being a good neighbor. For many years she taught children's Sunday school classes and women's Bible studies. She was an avid gardener and loved to share her garden produce. Her life exemplified commitment, resourcefulness and simplicity. Her graciousness, wit and faith in Jesus Christ remained strong. She often quoted her favorite Bible verse, 'But God commended His love toward us in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.'"

Mrs. Lee is survived by her husband David Lee; children and their spouses, Brian and Lori Lee, Dan and Sandy Lee and Sharon and Marlin Beachy; grandchildren Travis, Chelsea, Jeff, Jesse and Jenny Lee and Ryan, Melissa and Rachel Beachy; sisters Betty Nash and Marian Leman and her husband Nick.

Arrangements were made by Valley Funeral Home & Crematory in Wasilla.