15 December 2021

JOSEPH ‘JAY’ MANUEL LEE

By
NLJ Staff

JOSEPH ‘JAY’ MANUEL LEE
Aug. 25, 1934–Dec. 8, 2021
Joseph “Jay” Manuel Lee, 87, passed away at Weston County Health Services Dec. 8, 2021.
Jay was born on Aug. 25, 1934, to John Carroll Lee and Lila May (Stokes) Lee in Seminole, Okla. They moved to Newcastle, Wyo., where Jay attended high school. He began to work with his father in the oil field, along with his two brothers, Bill and Hy, at a young age. His oil field work took him to numerous states and two foreign countries, Canada,
and Venezuela.
In 1975, he went to work for Bandag Tires in Odessa, Texas. He then started his own tire company and when the economy went down, they moved to Rock Springs, Wyo., where they lived for 13 years before moving back to Newcastle in 2021 when
Jay retired.
Jay was an avid Dallas Cowboy and Boston Red Sox fan.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and one sister.
Jay is survived by his wife, Cleo, and three of his five children from a
previous marriage.
There will be a private family service in the spring.
Condolences can be sent to Meridian Mortuary, 111 S. Railroad Ave., Newcastle, WY, 82701. Condolences may also be expressed meridianmortuary.com.

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