1935
Lee
2020
Lee Franklin Witter
September 15, 1935 — January 6, 2020
Retired Colonel Lee F. Witter, 84, of Bluffton, South Carolina, passed away Monday, January 6, 2020, at Veterans Victory House Nursing Home in Walterboro,
South Carolina.
A native of Wausau, Wisconsin, he was the last surviving son, of 20 children, of
the late Jerry and Amelia Abraham Witter. Lee was a veteran of the US Army, a
retired Military Intelligence Officer, and a USMA Professor of Military Science at
West Point, New York. He was a decorated military veteran. Some of his
decorations were: Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service
Medal, Air Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Nation Defense Service
Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with two Bronze
Service Stars, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, and Combat Infantryman
Badge.
He was preceded in death by Mathew Allan Witter, son, and all of his 19 brothers
and sisters.
Survivors include: his wife, Mary Ellen Witter, married to the love of his life for
61 years, daughters, Nanette Marie (Witter) Jordan of Norwalk, CT and Dorinda
Mary Witter Selby of Beaufort, SC. He also had five grandchildren: Ashley Marie
(Jordan) Benusa of Hong Kong; Taylor James Jordan of Boston, MA; Zachary
Thomas Jordan of Waterbury, CT; Senior Airman Robert Mathew Selby of Davis
Monthan Air Force Base Tucson, AZ, and Thomas Lee Selby of Beaufort, SC.
Funeral Services will be held on January 14th at 11:00 am at St. John’s Lutheran
Church, 157 Lady’s Island Drive, Beaufort, SC. The family will receive friends at
a reception at the church following the service. The burial service will take place
at West Point Military Academy National Cemetery on January 24, 2020 at 10:00
A.M. Reception to follow the service.
Donations can be made to the Valparaiso University, in care of Mathew Witter
Memorial Endowed Scholarship, 1100 Campus Dr. S., Valparaiso, IN 46383
and/or St. John’s Lutheran Church in Beaufort, SC in lieu of flowers.
Baker McCullough Funeral Home, Garden City Chapel is in charge of arrangements
2794 US HWY 80 W Garden City, Georgia 31408
912-964-2832
www.bakermccullough.com
South Carolina.
A native of Wausau, Wisconsin, he was the last surviving son, of 20 children, of
the late Jerry and Amelia Abraham Witter. Lee was a veteran of the US Army, a
retired Military Intelligence Officer, and a USMA Professor of Military Science at
West Point, New York. He was a decorated military veteran. Some of his
decorations were: Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service
Medal, Air Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Nation Defense Service
Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with two Bronze
Service Stars, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, and Combat Infantryman
Badge.
He was preceded in death by Mathew Allan Witter, son, and all of his 19 brothers
and sisters.
Survivors include: his wife, Mary Ellen Witter, married to the love of his life for
61 years, daughters, Nanette Marie (Witter) Jordan of Norwalk, CT and Dorinda
Mary Witter Selby of Beaufort, SC. He also had five grandchildren: Ashley Marie
(Jordan) Benusa of Hong Kong; Taylor James Jordan of Boston, MA; Zachary
Thomas Jordan of Waterbury, CT; Senior Airman Robert Mathew Selby of Davis
Monthan Air Force Base Tucson, AZ, and Thomas Lee Selby of Beaufort, SC.
Funeral Services will be held on January 14th at 11:00 am at St. John’s Lutheran
Church, 157 Lady’s Island Drive, Beaufort, SC. The family will receive friends at
a reception at the church following the service. The burial service will take place
at West Point Military Academy National Cemetery on January 24, 2020 at 10:00
A.M. Reception to follow the service.
Donations can be made to the Valparaiso University, in care of Mathew Witter
Memorial Endowed Scholarship, 1100 Campus Dr. S., Valparaiso, IN 46383
and/or St. John’s Lutheran Church in Beaufort, SC in lieu of flowers.
Baker McCullough Funeral Home, Garden City Chapel is in charge of arrangements
2794 US HWY 80 W Garden City, Georgia 31408
912-964-2832
www.bakermccullough.com
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