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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Aug 16, 2023

Longtime Monroe County Clerk & Master Judith “Judy” Ann Burris Lee of Madisonville died Aug. 6. Lee, mother of Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Sharon Lee, served in the role for 38 years from 1963 to 2001. When she retired in 2001, she was one of the longest serving clerk and masters in the state. She then went on to serve eight years on the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners. Lee was active in the state clerk’s association and her community, serving on the Hiwassee College Board of Trustees and the American Legion Auxiliary Tennessee Chapter, American Ex-Prisoners of War Smokey Mountain Chapter, Madisonville Kiwanis Club and Sequoyah Trail Garden Club. She also was active in politics, serving as chair of the Monroe County Democratic Party and Monroe County Democratic Women. Memorial donations may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice.