Frances Louisa (Sheppard) Lee, 97, passed away on May, 19, 2020 at Bethel Lutheran Home in Williston, ND.
Frances was born August 10, 1922 in Williston, ND. She attended grade school at Judson School and completed High School in Williston. She went on to college at Mayville Teachers College and taught for three years in Epping and Wildrose. During that time, she met her husband at a dance and later married Obert Christopher Lee on October 8, 1945 at First Methodist Church in Williston. They lived on the Lee family farm and raised five children: Roberta (Monty) Haugen, Milnor, ND; Vernon (Cindy) Lee, Lonsdale, MN; Harvey (Pat) Lee, Williston, ND; Myron Lee, Williston, ND; and Myra Gartner, Bismarck, ND.
She was very active with St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, the Ladies Aide, and Sunday School where she was superintendent and taught for several years. She also cooked at Pioneer Grade School for a few years. She enjoyed baking bread, gardening, and canning. After Obert retired from farming, they moved to Williston in 1981 where she discovered her love of quilting and was an honorary member of the Dakota Prairie Quilters Guild. She made gorgeous quilts for all her children and grandchildren.
Frances is survived by her five children, 15 grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren, and two sisters, Jean DuPaul of Great Falls, MT and Elsie Gathman, Signal Mountain, TN. She is preceded in death by her parents, Hubbie and Grace (Lovell) Sheppard, her husband, Obert Lee, sister baby Sheppard, and daughter-in-law, Suzi (Bakewell) Lee.
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