Published: June 24, 2009 03:49 pm      

Robert L. Lee

June 23, 2009

Robert L. Lee of Plainfield died Tuesday. He was 84.

Born July 27, 1924, in Terre Haute, he was a son of the late Murtaugh and Lera (Bradbury) Lee.

Mr. Lee was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He graduated from Butler University and earned a master’s degree from Indiana State University. He was a teacher, coach, and guidance counselor at Ben Davis Junior High School for 30 years before retiring in 1986. 

He was a member of the Danville American Legion and VFW Post.

Survivors include his wife, Ruth M. (Murin) Lee; and daughters Jill Westerfelhaus and Jan Lee.

Services are 1 p.m. Friday at Hampton-Gentry Funeral Home in Plainfield. Interment will be at Maple Hill Cemetery in Plainfield.

Calling at the funeral home is for two hours prior to the service.

Online condolences may be sent to the Lee family at www.hamptongentry.com.