FRANKLIN
Lee J. Brickey passed away peacefully at the age of 100 on Saturday morning, Nov. 12, 2016, at the Franklin United Methodist Community. He was a former resident of Greenwood and Morgantown as well as Tampa and Homosassa, Florida.
Lee was born in Salem, Virginia on Nov. 4, 1916, to his parents, the late Elijah J. and Mina Lee (Johnston) Brickey.
He served with the U.S. Navy during World War II as an aviation support equipment technician. After the war, Lee worked for the Virginia Railroad and later became a self-employed carpenter working well into his 70s.
While his 100th birthday was approaching on Nov. 4, Lee made four goals for himself. One to see the Cubs win the World Series, second, make it to 100 years old, third, to share his birthday party with family and friends and lastly, to see Donald Trump become president. All of his goals were successfully reached.
Lee was a member of both the First Christian Church of Morgantown and the First Christian Church in Homosassa, Florida, where he served as an elder. He enjoyed playing golf, fishing, mushroom hunting and watching all sports.
Lee is survived by his children: Cyndee Caldwell and Patsy Deckard, both of Tampa, Florida, Lee (Syble) Smith of Bargersville and Lora (Bill) Fesler of Whiteland; grandchildren, Kelli Webb, Kathy Wilkerson, Kay Richter, Greg Smith, Scott Fesler, Doug, Jennifer and Darrin Deckard, Donald Brickey, Tammy Johnson, Donna Gail and Francee Humphrey; 19 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 48 years, Beulah O. (Williams) Smith-Brickey, whom he married on Nov. 19, 1966 in Morgantown. Lee was also preceded in death by two sons, Ronnie and Donnie Brickey; and siblings, Rachel Alexander, Marie Hackworth, Lewis and Morris Brickey; and a young sister, Louise; grandson, Tim Caldwell; granddaughter, Brenda and; two sons-in-law, Doug Deckard and Gary Caldwell.
The Rev. Burt Brock will conduct a funeral service at 1 p.m. Thursday at Meredith-Clark Funeral Home Cremation & Personalization Center, 179 E. Mulberry St., Morgantown. Friends may call from 11 a.m. until service time on Thursday at the funeral home. Burial with military rites will be presented by the Martinsville American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars Honor Guards at East Hill Cemetery in Morgantown.
Memorial contributions may be sent in honor of Lee to the First Christian Church of Morgantown, P.O. Box 306, Morgantown, IN 46160.
Condolences may be sent to the Brickey-Smith family at www.meredith-clark.com.
Information: 812-597-4670
