Talmon Lafayette Lee, 71, entered eternal peace at 11:11 pm, Thursday, February 23, 2023. Lafayette was born May 12, 1951, to the late John Robert Lee and Grace Jane "Jackie" Snoddy Lee.

Talmon was preceded in death by his brother, William Archie Lee; nephew, Anthony Fields Lee; grandparents, Talmon A. Snoddy and Clara Belle Mooney Snoddy of Warrensburg, Tennessee and Greeneville, Tennessee.

He is survived by his son, Talmon Lafayette lee II of Kingsport, TN; granddaughter, Mazlin Z. Pitts of Kingsport, TN; siblings, John Robert Lee of Kingsport, TN, Martha Valerie Lee of Greeneville, TN, James Edward Lee of Johnson City, TN, and Carmella Reene Lee of Johnson City, TN;
nieces, Kai Ripley Black of Johnson City, TN, Ryesha Hardy of Greeneville, TN, Briana Story of Kingsport, TN, Alexis Lee of Greeneville, TN; special adopted niece, Jocelean Parks of Atlanta, GA; nephews, Lafayette Leeodis Lee of Johnson City, TN, Trey Ryan of Johnson City, TN, Caleb Ryan of Johnson City, TN, "Little" James Skaggs of Kingsport, TN, and Deondre Melson of Johnson City, TN; special adopted nephew, Dion "Murdock/Dinky" Russell of Elizabethton, TN; a host of special nieces and nephews and relatives traveling from Georgia. Special mentions, his great nieces and great nephews, Neria Metcalf, Cierra Goode, Jeanetta Goode, Josiah Luvene, and Miles Lee.