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Bishop Clarence Isaac Lee
October 1, 1937 – May 1, 2022
Bishop Clarence Isaac Lee, 84, passed into Heaven’s glory to be with his Saviour on May 1, 2022, a beautiful Sunday afternoon.
He was born on October 1, 1937, in Indianapolis, Indiana, the oldest son of Clarence Isaac and Lillian Lucretia (Harris) Lee.
The family moved to Putnam County where he and his siblings were raised in a rural community.
Bishop Lee graduated from Greencastle High School in 1955 and had dreams of becoming a small animal veterinarian. Due to his family’s lack of finances, however, he couldn’t afford a college education, and began working at Stark, Wetzel & Co. in Indianapolis. He also worked for medical doctors cleaning offices in Indianapolis.
Bishop Lee married Betty Jean Mosley on her 22nd birthday in June 22, 1957. They lived in Indianapolis until 1973 before moving his family out of Marion County. He did this because his family had grown to 12 children and he wanted a safer place for them to grow up.
After moving to Montgomery County, Bishop Lee worked at Hoosier Crown before going into the ministry full-time in 1987 when he and Lady Betty Jean Lee founded One Way Pentecostal Apostolic Church, which they named after a church in Indianapolis eatables by their friends, Bishop R.H. and Lady Carolyn Duncan.
The Union of Bishop Lee and Betty Lee brought 12 sons and three daughters: the late Clarence Isaac Lee Jr. (Helen Whitesides Lee), Charles Anthony Lee of Muncie; Kevin Albert (Stephanie) of Bloomington; David Michael (Andrea), Indianapolis; Gerald Lamont (Akemi “Kim”), Fishers; Kenneth Jerome (Crystal), Crawfordsville; William Perry (Angela), Indianapolis; Stephen Thomas (Tamara), Lafayette; Jeannine Lucretia Lois Lee Lake (David) of Muncie; Patrick Nathaniel (Jana), Lafayette; Mary Beth Kenner (Cordell) of Lafayette; Jeffrey Alan (Shanda) Santa Clarita, California; John Ryan (Lynnetta), Yorktown; Joyce Anne Terry (Jimmy), East Rockaway, NY, and Josef Aaron (Alisa), Indianapolis.
Following Betty’s death in April 2003, Bishop Lee married the lovely Veda M. Miller, in April 2007, becoming a stepfather to Gail L (George) Harding and the late Roger E. Miller.
Survivors include his siblings, James Lee (Barbara) of Lafayette, Marie Oatman (Melvin), of Texas, Mary Helen Dean, of Greencastle and Eunice Lee, of Terre Haute; a tremendous host of beautiful grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren, family and friends.
Preceding him in death was his first wife Betty, firstborn son Clarence I. Lee (Junie) and stillborn son Benjamin; two brothers Timothy Lee, David Lee; and sister, Frances Dean.
Bishop Lee’s viewing is scheduled to be held Friday, May 6th, 2022 from 4 – 7 p.m. at 308 S. Green Street, Crawfordsville, In 47933. A Homegoing Service is scheduled for Saturday May 7th, 2022 at 1905 Lebanon Road, Crawfordsville, In 47933 with a shorter viewing scheduled for 11 a.m. The Service is scheduled to begin promptly at 12 p.m.
Burkhart Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
