On January 10, 1921 in Crockett, Texas, Sampson and Lillie Glover Elam, became the proud parents of a sweet baby girl who they named Lee Etta.

Lee Etta accepted Christ early in life and united with Rocky Mountain Baptist Church. Lee Etta worked at White Hall Nursing Home for a number of years and then worked as a housewife.

On July 4, 2016 in White Hall Nursing Home, Lee Etta left this earth on the Wings of Angels. She was preceded in death by her parents, Sampson & Lillie Elam; daughter, Salee Williams; two sisters, Katherine McCullough and Eugenia Kizzie; one brother, J. H. Elam; two nieces, Lillie Hester and Kaye Clark.

She leaves to cherish many sweet memories, grandson, Lester Williams (Mary); great grandchildren, Shameha Duncan, Denise Williams, Christina Williams, Patrick Williams, Lester Williams & Christopher Williams; eleven great great grandchildren and one great great great grandchild; five nieces, Jene (David) Ellis, Jartta (George) Owens, Barbara (Carl) Duncan, Fannie Campbell and Lee Morris (Johnny) Tate; five nephews, Larry (Faye), Lyndon (Shirley), Claudie (Lois) Sampson McCullough & Wesley Elam; one sister-in-law, Cleo Elam; one God daughter, Elizabeth Murchison; great nephew, James Clark, Houston, Texas; great niece, Sherry Clark, Houston, Texas, a host of relatives and friends.