This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: LEE, REYNOLDS, MORALES, NICHOLAS, MITCHELL, FINKLANG Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/nZB.2ACE/201 Message Board Post: Elsie Ann Lee Elsie Ann Lee passed away on Monday, Dec. 1, 2003 at her home in Winters. Born in Fruitvale, Idaho on Sept. 29, 1912 to William and Leona Walker, she was 91 years old. Mrs. Lee spent much of her childhood in Fruitvale before her entire family moved to Hood River, Oregon, where they farmed and ran a general store. The family eventually moved to Burbank where after high school she met Tillman Lee, whom she married in 1935. In 1946, she and her husband moved to Paradise. Following Mr. Lee’s death on Jan. 2, 1954, Mrs. Lee remained in Paradise until 1958, then returned to Burbank and resumed her job with the Burbank School District until her retirement in 1965. Upon retirement, she bought a new 1965 Ford Mustang and headed to Santa Rosa to be close to her son’s family. She remained there until moving to Winters three years ago. Her hobbies included china painting and tole painting, and she was an accomplished seamstress. She also enjoyed baking, and her family said she was famous for her “birthday pies.” She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Thomas E. and Barbara Lee of Winters; grandchildren, Tanya Reynolds of Walnut Creek and Samantha Morales of Lynnwood, Washington; great-grandchildren Claudia Nicholas and Maria Morales, Ryan, James and Matthew Reynolds; step-great-grandchildren Lindsay, Allison, Rebecca and Olivia Mitchell, and Emma and Mitch Finklang. A private family service will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Smith's Colonial Chapel. (Obituary from the "Winters Express," Thursday, December 4, 2003, (Yolo County). Submitted with the permission of the "Winters Express," 312 Railroad Ave., Winters, CA 95694. Please note: I am not related to the family listed above, and I do not have any further information on this family.)