Edward "Big E" Lee

Mr. George Edward “Big E” Lee, age 78 of the Teloga Community, Summerville, passed away Saturday, May 30, 2026 at his residence.

Mr. Lee was born in Knoxville, Tennessee on August 29, 1947, son of the late George B. Lee and Etta Lucille Adams Lee. He was a veteran of the United State Marine Corps., serving during the Vietnam War. Mr. Lee was employed in the maintenance department with Shaw Industries and was the owner and operator of Big E’s Pawn Shop. He was a member of the Chattooga Lodge #704 F&AM, the Yaarab Shrine Temple in Atlanta and the Chattooga Shrine Club. He was also a member of the Local VFW, American Legion and the Sons of Confederate Veterans. He was an avid hunter, loved watching NASCAR and enjoyed all fundraising efforts of his fraternal organizations.

In addition to his parents, Mr. Lee was preceded in death by his wife, Nancy Lee and a daughter, Wendy Strickland.

Mr. Lee is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Mark and Kathleen Lee; step son, Allen Brown and his companion, Teresa Maroney; sister, Jean Parris and her friend, James Wooten; brother and sister-in-law, Sammy and Lynn Lee; four grandchildren, Nichole(Chang) Stewart, Dakota Lee, Abigayle Lee and Amelia Lee; two great-grandchildren, Brandon Stewart and Anisten Stewart; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Memorial Services for Mr. Lee will be held Friday, June 5, 2026 at 4:00 P.M. in the chapel of the Coffman Funeral Home with Rev. Sammy Barrett officiating. A reception will follow at his residence, where there will be military honors and Chattooga Lodge #704 will conduct Masonic Rites.

The family will receive friends at Coffman Funeral Home Friday afternoon from 2:00 P.M. until the service hour.

The family respectfully asks that in lieu of flowers, please make memorial contributions to the Yaarab Temple, 400 Ponce de Leon Ave., Atlanta, Georgia 30308, or to St. Jude's Children's Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas PlaceMemphis, TN 38105.

Coffman Funeral Home and Crematory is honored to be serving the family of Mr. George Edward “Big E” Lee. Please visit www.coffmanfh.net to sign our online guestbook and post condolences.