Sidney married Carol Eugenia Lee [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _AMTID: 162485318195:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: LR76-TLY
• _UID: 06C5D279D94746A28D4EAE3A62A03DB9D98E
• Census: 8 Apr 1930, Clinton, Hinds, Mississippi, United States; Address:
  Leah St.
• Residence: 1 Apr 1935, Anguilla, Sharkey, Mississippi, United States
• Census: 30 Apr 1940, Anguilla, Sharkey, Mississippi, United States

Notes:

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Died:
Griff Calicutt Lee (Jr.), a retired civil engineer, recognized as one of the pioneers of the offshore oil industry, died on April 3, 2018 at the age of 91. Mr. Lee, a long-term resident of New Orleans, was born and lived in Mississippi through high school. He is survived by Eugenia Humphreys Lee his beloved wife of 67 years, sons Griff C. Lee III of Potomac, MD and Robert H. Lee of Monterey, TN, daughter Carol Lee Coiron, son-in-law John J. Coiron of Winston-Salem, NC and grandson Eric Lee Desforges of Roanoke, VA. He was a member of St. Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church and the New Orleans Country Club, and a former member of The Bienville Club, the Rotary Club of New Orleans, the Pendennis Club, the World Trade Center, the Petroleum Club, the Plimsoll Club and City Energy Club as well as the Azalea Club. He served in the U. S. Navy during World War II and received a Bachelor's Degree from Tulane and a Masters Degree from Rice, both in Civil Engineering. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. In 1948 he began his professional career with the Humble Oil Company, now Exxon. In 1954, he was employed by J. Ray McDermott as a Design Engineer and progressed to the positions Principal Design Engineer, Chief Engineer, Group Vice President of Engineering and Vice President of Research and Development. His entire professional career has been devoted almost entirely to the development and design of fixed offshore structures. In the industry, he was known as the father of the fixed platform. In 1955, working with another engineer, he is credited with inventing the skirt pile foundation system for offshore platforms and the first use of the launching technique for installation of platform jackets. Both concepts have been used on almost all deep-water offshore platforms that have been installed since that time. In 1983 he formed Griff C. Lee Inc. and worked as a consultant in private practice, retiring in 2007. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Offshore Industry, in 1997 he was named by the Offshore Technology Conference as one of four individuals to receive the Offshore Heritage Award. In 1998 he was one of the first fifteen to be inducted into the Offshore Energy Center Hall of Fame as an Industry Pioneer. During his professional career he received several honors including being named as Louisiana's first engineer to be elected to the National Academy of Engineering and the first to be named by the American Society of Civil Engineers as a Distinguished Member. He was named as Outstanding Engineering Alumnus by Rice University in 1990-1991. He was inducted into both the Tulane School of Engineering and the Rice University Hall of Fame and in 2006 he received the award for "Distinguished Service to the College of Engineering" by the University of New Orleans. In 2012 he was given the Wall of Fame award by the American Society of Civil Engineers. He was an active member of several Engineering Societies. He served as member of technical committees for the American Petroleum Institute, the Department of Interior, the American Bureau of Shipping, Lloyd's of London, Norske Veritas of Oslo, Norway and the Canadian Standards Association. He was a registered Professional Engineer in the States of Alaska, California, Louisiana, and Texas and served on the Board of Advisors for the Visiting Committees of Tulane, UNO, Rice, the University of Texas and MIT. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 on Monday April 9, 2018 at St. Charles Ave. Presbyterian Church. A reception will follow at the church. A private burial will be held at Lake Lawn Park Mausoleum. Donations may be made to St. Charles Ave. Presbyterian Church or the . To view and sign the online guestbook, please visit www.lakelawnmetairie.com
Published in The Times-Picayune on Apr. 8, 2018

Griff married Mary Eugenia Humphreys Mary (daughter of Samuel Maxey Humphreys and Mary Sudie Moore) was born on 29 Mar 1927 in Clarksville, Red River, Texas, United States; died on 7 Feb 2023 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States; was buried on 11 Feb 2023 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _AMTID: 162485317718:1030:191555462
• _UID: A4372CDC495947E0B2E60A04649B852A00B1
• Census: 25 Apr 1930, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States; Address:
  3312 Eighth Ave
• Residence: 1 Apr 1935, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States; Address:
  2545 Stadium Dr
• Census: 29 Apr 1940, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States; Address:
  2545 Stadium Dr

Notes:

Died:
EUGENIA LEE OBITUARY
Eugenia Humphreys Lee passed away on February 7, 2023 at the age of 95. She was born on March 29, 1927 in Clarksville, TX to the late Samuel M. Humphreys and Mary Sudie Humphreys. She grew up in Fort Worth and earned her Bachelor of Arts in Industrial Arts and Sociology at the Texas State College for Women (now TWU). She was voted a Texas A&M Aggie Sweetheart. Eugenia worked as a draftsman for the Humble Oil Company in Houston, where she met Griff Lee. They married in 1950 and moved to New Orleans in 1954, where they both lived the rest of their lives. She volunteered at Baptist Hospital (now Ochsner Baptist) for 25 years. Eugenia was a member of the St. Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church and their Couples Club, where they made lifelong friends. She was also a member of the New Orleans Country Club, Orléans Club, Let's Dance Club, and PEO Chapter Q. In addition, she enjoyed tennis, bridge, dancing, skiing, and taking cruises. She is preceded in death by: her husband of 67 years, Griff C. Lee, Jr.; her parents; her sister, Julia Ann Renken; and her brother, Robert H. Humphreys. Eugenia is survived by: her daughter, Carol L. Coiron (John); her sons, Griff C. Lee, III and Robert H. Lee; and her grandchild, Eric Lee Desforges. The family would like to give special thanks to her dedicated sitters and to Heart of Hospice for their care. A visitation will be held on Saturday, February 11 at 12:30 p.m. at 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. New Orleans, LA 70121. A 2:00 p.m. funeral service will immediately follow visitation, and interment is to take place in Lake Lawn Park. In lieu of flowers, donations are requested in Eugenia's honor to St. Charles Ave. Presbyterian Church in New Orleans or to Heart of Hospice in Gretna. To view and sign the guestbook, please visit www.lakelawnmetairie.com.

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• _AMTID: 162485318193:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: L5NQ-CPP
• _UID: 5E5F387811B645AB8A541485E8477999DC99
• Census: 5 Jun 1900, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
• Census: 20 Apr 1910, Clinton, Hinds, Mississippi, United States
• Military: 24 May 1917, Lumberton, Lamar, Mississippi, United States; registered for WWI draft
• Census: 6 Jan 1920, Prentiss, Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, United States
• Occupation: 1924, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States; Assistant Physical Education Director, YMCA
• Residence: 1924, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States; Address:
  4808 Junius
• Census: 8 Apr 1930, Clinton, Hinds, Mississippi, United States; Address:
  Leah St.
• Occupation: 8 Apr 1930, Clinton, Hinds, Mississippi, United States; college athletic director
• Residence: 13 May 1935, Gulfport, Harrison, Mississippi, United States; Address:
  Veterans Hospital

Notes:

Findagrave claims Griff's real name was Griffin.

Griff was named for Griff Callicut, a Baptist preacher and friend of his father.

Griff took a new job as athletic director in Hattiesburg, MS in 1930, but stays only a short time, resigning in March 1931. The newspaper had no real comment on his resignation. This may have been due to his health.

Military:
According to his headstone request, Griff enlisted 15 Aug 1917 and was discharged 26 May 1919. He served as a 2nd Lt. in the U.S. Army. 334 FA, 162 FA, 107 FA, 28 Div

Residence:
Mrs. J.A. Lee of Clinton is spending a month in Gulfport ... She is visiting her son, Griff C Lee, a patient at the Veterans Hospital.

Died:
MS Death Certificate 18594, Harrison County (number 24)

Buried:
FINDAGRAVE: http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=67038162

Griff married Lida Higgs on 24 Jun 1923 in Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States. Lida (daughter of John William Higgs and Eliza Johnson (Lida) Cason) was born on 30 Nov 1898 in Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States; died on 1 Sep 1974 in Rolling Fork, Sharkey, Mississippi, United States; was buried in Clinton, Hinds, Mississippi, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _AMTID: 162485317449:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: L5NQ-2J6
• _UID: 99FA0C7805674A3293EBF093A1BCFC449DBD
• Census: 25 Jun 1900, Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 5 May 1910, De Queen, Sevier, Arkansas, United States
• Residence: 11 Sep 1913, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States; moved from DeQueen, Arkansas to Idabel, Oklahoma
• Misc: 20 Nov 1913, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States; was bit by a dog
• Misc: Jan 1914, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States; attended a party
• Misc: 25 Jun 1914, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States; leaving for Nashville, Arkansas to visit family and friends
• Misc: 11 Mar 1915, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States; participated in a school debate
• Misc: 29 Jul 1915, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States; visited family in Texarkana
• Misc: 19 Aug 1915, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States; returned from a three week visit in Arkansas
• Misc: 5 May 1918, Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United States; joined the American Girls Legion, University of Arkansas Battalion; Address:
  University of Arkansas
• Misc: 10 Jan 1919, Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United States; led the Y.W.C.A. post-holiday mid-week meeting
• Misc: 29 May 1919, Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United States; elected vice-president of the junior class; Address:
  University of Arkansas
• Census: 6 Jan 1920, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States
• Occupation: 6 Jan 1920, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States; teacher
• Residence: 1924, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States; Address:
  4808 Junius
• Misc: 27 Mar 1924, Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States; returns to Dallas after a visit to her mother
• Census: 8 Apr 1930, Clinton, Hinds, Mississippi, United States; Address:
  Leah St.
• Residence: 1 Apr 1935, Anguilla, Sharkey, Mississippi, United States
• Census: 30 Apr 1940, Anguilla, Sharkey, Mississippi, United States

Notes:

The 1900 census records Lida's name as Lida Cason Higgs.

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Misc:
While playing with some companions and a dog, at the home of J.B. Isbell Sunday afternoon, Lida Higgs was bitten by the dog. The wound is not thought to be serious.

Misc:
Monday evening, Mrs. W. H. Thompson, assisted by Miss Hattie Bell Isbell, entertained in honor of her son, Lewis, and a number of young people attended. The evening was spent in entertaining games. Harry Love, standing highest in the prize awarding contest, received a beautiful box of stationery. Elegant refreshments were served. Among those present were Misses Mary Lee Dewitt, Noreen Ellers, Mabel Smith, Augustine McCrary, Gladys Fulmer, Kate Isbell, and Lida Higgs and Masters Cecil Baxter, Sandlin Ball, Barton McClendon, Harry Love, and Edgar Freeman.

Misc:
From "School Notes", The library society hosted a debate on the proposition "Resolved, that women should have suffrage in Oklahoma." Lida Higgs argued for the negative.

Misc:
J.W. Higgs and daughter Miss Lyda Higgs are visiting at Texarkana.

Misc:
Miss Lida Higgs arrived home today from a three weeks visit to points in Arkansas.

Misc:
The organization of the University of Arkansas battalion of the American Girls Legion has been fully completed. One hundred and fifty-nine university girls have enrolled and two companies have been formed from this number. Regular drill will be had every Saturday afternoon. Lida Higgs, Idabel, Okla.

Misc:
Mrs. Griff Lee returns to Dallas after visiting her mother Mrs. J.W. Higgs.

Buried:
FINDAGRAVE: http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=70161393

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• _AMTID: 162485317719:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: L4QK-6V7
• _UID: 961D01072BD3458197C8F94FD8CAE665134C

Samuel married Mary Sudie Moore on 18 Jun 1924. Mary was born in 1906 in Clarksville, Red River, Texas, United States; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _AMTID: 162485318661:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: G3KZ-CBX
• _UID: C860CFA2FC6642FEB9F8A2154CBD50FCF828