Mrs. Alice Edwards Lee, 92, of Richmond, Virginia and formerly of Myrtle Beach joined the Church Triumphant on Thursday, January 23, 2020.  The only child of the late D. Laurie Edwards and the late Alice Dantzler Edwards of Mullins, she was born on Christmas Eve 1927.

Mrs. Lee enjoyed a full and exciting life.  She was a former teacher, Director of Christian Education and a Marion County farmer.  Mrs. Lee earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in Library Science from Winthrop University. She also earned a master's degree in Theology from Emory University.  She was very active in the community having served on the FUMC Church Administrative Board, The United Methodist Women, Church Women United and the Quaker Peace efforts.  She was a longtime member of Delta Kappa Gamma, the Chapin Memorial Library Board and a Myrtle Heights Reading Mentor.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Lee was predeceased by a son, Edward Lee and a special friend, Curtis Williams, Sr.

She is survived by her daughter, Lizabeth Lee Crowe (John Hunter) and a multitude of cherished cousins and friends.

A service to celebrate her life will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at First United Methodist Church in Myrtle Beach, SC.  The family will receive friends immediately following the service in the church parlor.  The family will lay her to rest in a committal service at Cedardale Cemetery in Mullins earlier in the day.

If you would like to remember Mrs. Lee, the family suggests that memorials be made in her memory to Macedonia United Methodist Church, 402 North Main Street, Mullins, South Carolina 29574 or to First United Methodist Church of Myrtle Beach, 901 North Kings Highway, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 29577.

An online guestbook is available at www.mearesfh.com.