Jimmy M. Lee, 81, of Bryant, passed away on Monday, June 10, 2024.  He was born in Benton, Arkansas on April 21, 1943 to the late Charlie Euel Lee and Malisia Mae Holland Lee.  He was an Army National Guard veteran.  While not a conventionally educated nor scholarly man, Jimmy had a natural interest and talent for things mechanical.  In his youth he tinkered with bicycles, honing skills of fixing his most prized possession that offered adventure and the ability to explore his rural surroundings & connect with likeminded friends.  He could take apart and fix things with ease.  Jimmy worked many years rebuilding starters and generators.  He retired after working 28 years for Bryant Schools as bus mechanic and bus shop foreman, keeping 65 buses running daily.  Jimmy was a member of Arkansas Sabbath Fellowship.  He loved deer hunting and watched wrestling his entire life as well as many westerns.

In addition to his parents; he was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Euel Lee.

Jimmy is survived by his wife of 58 years, Marilyn Lane Lee; two sons, Robert JAY Lee and Jared Lance Lee (Andrea) all of Bryant; grandchildren, Collin L. Lee of Fayetteville, Josie L. Chaloner (Logan), Logan B. Lee, Sebastian Carter Lee, and Ashley Paige Lee all of Bryant; bonus granddaughter, Talita Vermiglio of Sáo Paulo, Brazil; nephew, James E. Lee of Little Rock; niece, Dona Sue Sukeforth of Cabot; four nephews & two nieces by marriage; and many other extended family members.

Visitation will be held on Friday, June 14 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Arkansas Sabbath Fellowship, 3613 Hilldale Rd in Alexander, Ar 72002.

Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday at the same location.  Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, June 17 at Pinecrest Memorial Park in Alexander.