LEE, Eldrena

Bunker Family Funeral & Cremation, Mesa, Arizona Eldrena Lee September 14, 1934 ~ July 26, 2012 Eldrena Farr Lee, 77, passed away on Thursday, July 26, 2012 in Mesa, Arizona. She was born to Earnest Eldren Farr and Ila Palmer Farr, Sep. 14, 1934, in Taylor, Arizona. She graduated from Winslow High in 1952. She married Ralph “Buzz” Ellis Lee in 1953. She graduated from Mesa Community College Nursing Program and received her LPN in 1968. From then on she was known as the “neighborhood nurse”. She was involved in Mesa Community Theatre and loved participating in any type of music or singing. She spent her life serving others and was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She and “Buzz” served several missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the Mesa Family History Center and The Family History Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. She is survived by her seven children; Alan Lee(Arnene), Lavon Harris (Russell) , Mark Lee (Karen), Eric Lee (Stephanie), Bruce Lee (Suzanne) , Lisa Stradling (Fred), Lydia Holt(Justin) and her younger brother Donald Le”Roy” Olmstead. She is also survived by 35 grandchildren and 19 great- grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her sweetheart “Buzz” of 53 years, her mother Ila Palmer Butler, her father Earnest Eldren Farr, sister-in-law Arlene Olmstead and her sweet angel grandson Ethan Holt. Viewing is Friday, August 3, 2012 from 6 – 8 p.m. at Bunker’s Garden Chapel, 33 N. Centennial Way, Mesa, AZ and one hour prior to the funeral Saturday, August 4, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at the Mesa Arizona South Stake building, 2334 E. Pueblo Ave, Mesa, AZ. Sign the Guest Book at eastvalleytribune.com.