Lee Junior McCollum's Obituary
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Lee Junior McCollum. Mr. McCollum passed on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, in Atlanta, Georgia.
Lee Junior McCollum was born in Newton County of Covington, Georgia on March 13, 1944, to the late Ms. Hester McCollum (Mother).
Lee confessed his life to Christ at the early age of 12 and joined Millers Chapel Baptist Church, in Conyers, Georgia.
Lee attended J.P. Carr School from kindergarten to 12th grade. While in school, he maintained his academics, and he served on the Senior Yearbook Committee. Lee graduated with his Senior Class in 1962.
Later on in life, Lee met and married the love of his life the intelligent and beautiful Ms. Angeline (Hudson) McCollum. From their union was born five children. Lee cherished his family to the fullest, and he was a superb provider! He imparted his children with a wealth of life principles and necessary guidance for greatness and success.
Throughout Lee's life, he established a working career with Sanders Paint Inc., in Tucker, Georgia. As he continued to seek other employment, he accepted a job with Hormel Foods in Tucker, Georgia. Lee was recognized and awarded by Homel Foods for the Best Safety Employee of the Month. Later in his career, Lee accepted a position with Bekins Moving & Storage, Inc., located in Chamblee, Georgia where he continued to work for many years. He was always seeking better jobs to support his family.
Lee was always full of love, joy, devotion, and compassion. He was patient and kind-hearted to all. His pride was dancing, he could do a dance that would make everyone laugh when he would go down to the floor, just ask anyone that knew him. He enjoyed singing, playing his guitar, designing his own jewelry, and craving his walking sticks that he made from tree branches in his yard. He also liked cooking and baking sweet potato pies. "LOL" he would say his pies will make you slap your momma, but he would caution you not to actually do it unless you wanted to get slapped back. (giggles)
Lee is preceded in death by: his twin brother, Junior Lee McCollum and his brother Robert McCollum; his grandmother Mrs. Maggie McCollum; his grandfather Mr. Howard McCollum; and grand-daughter Miracle McCollum.
Lee leaves to cherish his memories: Angeline McCollum; his daughter, Cyndra (McCollum) Patrick; his son Jeron McCollum (Vicky); his son, Lorin McCollum (Kathy); his son, Votcho McCollum; and his daughter, Angela (McCollum) Bell; 13 grand-children Marquavius McCollum, Nicole Murray, Jourdan Patrick, Angela McCollum, Willie Bates, Deveil McCollum, Anquanesha McCollum, Khamani Bell, Malek McCollum, Jalen McCollum, Kai McCollum, Joshua McCollum; 13 great-grandchildren Destini Jones, Kaden Jones, Deven McCollum, Ebony Harris, Aaliyah Harris, Jourdan Patrick Jr., Angel McCollum, Ava Jones, Logan Bates, Mariah Howard, True Jones, Saint Jones, Angelayah McCollum and counting.
Celebration of Life Services for Lee McCollum will be held on Friday, September 30, 2022 at 1:00PM. These services will be recorded and streamed live. In the event the service is interrupted at any time due to technical issues, the entire service will be uploaded and available to view later in the day. Please copy and paste the link to share, or simply click on the link to view the service.
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