Graveside service for Robert Gaines Lee, Jr., 79, of Tuscumbia, will be Saturday, February 16, 2019 at 12:00 PM at Decatur City Cemetery with Rev. George McGuire officiating and Ridout's Brown Service Funeral Home directing.

Mr. Lee died on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at his residence. He was born on April 12, 1939, in Hamilton County, Tennessee to Bob and Jackie Lee.

He was a graduate of University of Tennessee Knoxville, Class of 1962, and retired from TVA with 38 years of service. Mr. Lee was preceded in death by his brother, Ronald David Lee.

Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Juyne Lee; daughter, Virginia Shupe; son, Robert G. Lee, III; grandson, Terry Gaines Lee and wife Alexandra; granddaughter, Aliceea Shupe; great-granddaughter, Kanna Shupe and sister, Jeanette Parton; numerous nieces and nephews.