James Phillip Lee1935-2012James Phillip Lee, 77, died August 7, 2012 following a lengthy illness.He leaves his three children with their spouses: Vicki Hicks (Rex) of Pensacola, Michael Lee (Sandy) of Panama City and Terri Moore (Calvin) of Biloxi, MS; his sister Shirley Lee and brother Billy Lee both from Petal, MS, seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Born and raised in Petal, Mississippi, he moved to Pensacola in 1957 following his service in the U.S. Air Force (Korea) and retired from Monsanto. He loved Florida State and Ole Miss football, was an avid golfer and later in life enjoyed playing poker and the company of many friends. "Jim" was a loving father, grandfather and great grandfather and will be dearly missed.Funeral services will be held at Eastern Gate Memorial Gardens on Friday August 10 at 2:00 PM with visitation one hour prior to services. The family extends their sincere appreciation to Covenant Hospice and request that in lieu of flowers donations be made to this most loving and caring organization (www.covenanthospice.org/WaysToGive/). Condolences may be left at www.easterngatememorial.comExpress your condolences in our guestbook at pnj.com/obits