"So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal."
II Corinthians 4:18

Lee Flora Wayne was born on January 7, 1955 to the late Sam Wayne, Jr. and Mamie Dell Sturdivant Wayne in Cliftonville, MS. She was the eleventh child of fourteen siblings, three preceded her in death, John Eddie Wayne, Sammie Wayne III and Geraldine Glispie. She departed this life at her resident on July 18, 2019.

Lee Flora accepted Christ at an early age and joined Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. Frank Edmond. She was a faithful member until she relocated to Chicago, IL in 1973 and united with Calvary Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. Dr. James R. Flint, Jr. She moved back home in 1997 and reunited with Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. Orie J. Hudson.  She worked in several capacities in the church, Usher Board, Finance Committee for the Home Missionary Minister Society and she was a faithful Sunday School Student. Her favorite song was "Walk With Me Lord". Lee served as a dedicated teacher for The First James Creek Association and she was a regular Noxubee County election poll worker.

Lee was a 1973 graduate of Noxubee County High School in Macon, MS. She attended Illinois School of Commerce and Daley College in Chicago, IL.

She was formally employed with Fireman Fund Insurance, Jackson Hewitt Tax Company, Noxubee Sheriff Department, Bryan Foods Inc, and Outdoor Technology.

She was a member of Mississippi Homemaker Volunteers and Wright's Beauty Chapter 616B Alabama Jurisdiction Order of Eastern Star PHA.

Lee was the same person every time you would see her, full of laughter. There was never a dull moment with Lee.  Lee was a strong and determined woman who took on life's challenges through Jesus Christ. Lee would always pray a strong and powerful prayer on the Sisters and Brothers' Prayer Line every Thursday night. She use to say " I can't wait until every Thursday night so I can pray with my sisters and brothers." Lee loved her family and will truly be missed from the Family Reunions and our everyday lives.

She leaves to cherish her memories:  three brothers, Lawrence Wayne, Jack (Dorene) Wayne and Nathaniel Wayne of Chicago, IL; seven  sisters, Mary Pearl (William) Price of St Louis, MO, Pearlie Mae White of San Francisco, CA, Willie Mary (Percy) Reece of Macon, MS, Bernice Maxwell of Matteson, IL, Annie Pearl (Booker T.) McArthur of Bowie, MD, Glenda (Brian) Morton of Ellicott City, MD, and Brenda (Eddie C.) Stewart of Macon, MS; two sisters-in-law, Mable Wayne and Dorene Wayne; five brothers-in-law, Percy L. Reece, Booker T. McArthur, Brian Morton, William Price and Eddie C. Stewart; two aunts, Annie Mary Ivy and Addie Bush; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, relatives and friends.

Lee had a strong relationship with her nieces and nephews and asked them to call her "Cousin Lee not Aunt Lee."

Special thanks to her neighbors, Jerome Slaughter, Dudley Slaughter, Anthony "AJ" Brewer,  Sammie Jamison and Marcus Jamison.