Betty Lou Mcclain Lee

Betty Lou McClain Lee, age 87, died April 16, 2014. She was the daughter of Raymond McClain and Eloise York McClain. She grew up in the Mt Joy community of Maury County, graduating from Mt Joy Elementary School and Mt. Pleasant Hay Long High School before attending Columbia Business College. She was employed in the office at Victor Chemical Co, later Stauffer Chemical Plant, for 16 years. In 1961 she married Elwyn Lee and moved to Santa Monica, California, where their daughter Mary Beth was born. In 1982 when Elwyn retired from Southern California Edison, they moved to farm property in Cross Bridges, Tennessee. There they lived enjoying the beautiful rural and farm life, running the farm with the help of friends and neighbors, the Booker family. After Elwyn died in 1997, Betty continued living there until 2013 when she moved to Nashville to be near her daughter and family.

She is survived by daughter Mary Beth, son-in-law Thom Oliphant, grandson Holden Oliphant, sister Olivia Benderman, and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by sister Bobbye Chappell and brother Doug McClain. Betty attended Mt Joy Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and was a retired hospital volunteer.

A celebration of Betty's life will be conducted Saturday, April 19, 2014 at 11:30 AM in the chapel of Williams Funeral Home in Columbia. The family will gather with friends from 10:00 AM until the service hour.

Williams Funeral Home in Columbia is assisting the family with arrangements. Condolences may be shared with the family at www.williamsfh.com