Norma Rae Lee was born to J.B. and Berdie Celestina Lee on Jan. 10, 1942, in Portales, NM, and passed away on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008 in Enid, at the age of 66.

                She grew up in Portales and graduated from Portales High School.  She graduated from Eastern New Mexico University, earning a degree in Library Science.  She then worked at the state library in Santa Fe, New Mexico.  Throughout Norma’s life, she was faced with many challenges.  Not only did she fight them bravely, she conquered them all.

                Norma is survived by her sister, N. Fae (Lee) Wilson and husband Dr. R. Joe Wilson, of Enid; brother J.B. Lee, Jr. and wife Bobbie of Ransom Canyon, Tx.; niece Celesta Champagne and husband Jude, and their son Caden of Carthage, Mo.; nephew Nathan Wilson and wife Anndria, and their daughter Landree of McKinney, Tx.  She was preceded in death by her parents and sister Lois Lorene Lee.