Nadine Hodges Lee

Nadine Hodges Lee, 89, of Clarendon, formerly of White Deer and Groom, passed peacefully in her sleep on October 13, 2019 in Clarendon.

Rosary services will be 6:00 PM Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at Carmichael-Whatley Colonial Chapel in Pampa, with Father Arokia Raj Samala, pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church of Groom, officiating.

Funeral mass will be 10:30 AM Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in White Deer with Father Mieczyslaw Przepiora, pastor of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church of Vega, officiating. Burial will follow in White Deer Cemetery under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Pampa.

Nadine was born on July 19, 1930 to Bryon and Irene Palmer Hodges on the family farm in Carson County. She graduated in 1949 from Groom High School. She married Johnny Edward Lee on April 16, 1953 in Pampa. They lived in Groom before returning to the family farm in 1972. She was an active member of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Groom for many years. After the death of her husband in 1996 she moved to White Deer. She worked at the White Deer Senior Citizens until 2008 when she moved to Clarendon. She enjoyed gardening, oil painting, and putting together puzzles. She especially loved taking care of any animal big or small. She had fun reminiscing about growing up on the farm and found great pride in sharing those wonderful memories with her friends and family. She was a talented painter and loved to gift people her paintings. She had a kind heart and wanted to help people.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 43 years; her parents; and 4 sisters.

She will be loved and missed by her 6 children, Carol Braddock, Wayne Lee, Forrest Lee, Charles Lee, Johnny Lee, and Helen Milstead; and 5 grandchildren.

Memorials can be made to the White Deer Senior Citizens, PO Box 744, White Deer, Texas 79097; or the White Deer Cemetery Association, PO Box 433, White Deer, Texas 79097.