Reather Mae Fleming departed this earth on January 10, 2010 at the age of 89.Born March 21, 1920 in Columbia County to the late Frank and Florence Fleming, the last child of 14 children of which 10 preceded her in death. She received her education in the public schools of Columbia County. She accepted Christ at an early age and became a member of Little Baptist now known as Philadelphia Baptist Church. She later married the late Morris Lee and to this union three children were born. Everlee (Simmie) McKire, Ruthie (Amos) Stanton, who preceded her in death. Reather went to Washington, PA with her oldest sister and resided there until her sister's death. Upon returning to Lake City, she joined New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church under the pastorate of the late Rev. CC Rawls. She was a member of the Life Style Enrichment Center where she played in the kitchen band until her health failed. She leaves to cherish her memories; one son, Willie Franklin Lee; one daughter-in-law, Joann G. Lee, Lake City, FL.; 15 grandchildren; a host of great-grandchildren; one brother, Thomas Fleming, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.; two sisters, Florrie Grigger, Estella Mayo, both of Lake City, FL; special In-laws, Carrie Gibson, Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Julie Lewis, Lake City, FL; devoted nephew and niece, Hayward and Corrine Lofton and David and Dorothy Lofton, all of Lake City, FL; special niece, Queen Mayo; Lake City, FL, Barbara Love, New York; and a host of other relatives and sorrowing friends.Funeral services will be Saturday January 16, 2010 at 2:00 P.M. at New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church. 550 NE Martin Luther King Street.The family will receive friends Friday, January 15, 2010 at the church.Arrangements entrusted to Combs Funeral Home. 292 NE Washington Street. Lake City, Florida. (386) 752-4366. Marq Combs-Turner, L.F.D. "The Caring Professionals"