E. Lee Self, 79, of Beaumont died July 18, 2006 at his home. He was born in Pleasant Hill, Louisiana to Floyd and Maudie Self and has been a resident of the area since 1959.
Lee graduated from Northwestern State College in 1950 with a B.A. in music and taught six years in Arcadia, Louisiana then returned to NSC in Natchitoches, Louisiana where he received his Master’s in Business, he then went on to LSU/Baton Rouge where he earned his Ph.D. in 1959. He came to Beaumont and thirty-two years at Lamar University in the Education Department. During his time at Lamar he was active in many professional organizations and widely known and respected. Throughout his total of thirty-eight years of teaching he touched the lives of many young people. Lee was a veteran of the United States Navy having served during World War II aboard a PCE boat (Patrol Cruiser Escort) in the Pacific.
He is survived by his wife of fifty-six years, Alma Thomas Self; sister-in-laws, Margaret Thomas Bottoms and Gay Thomas McAlister; three nieces; one nephew; and other relatives and friends. Lee was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Herbert and Earl Self.
A memorial service will be at 1:00 P.M. on Friday, July 21, 2006 at Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive with Reverend Robert Besser and Reverend Bill Armstrong presiding. Cremation arrangements were handled under the direction of Broussard’s, North Major Drive.
In lieu of flowers, those so desiring may send contributions to his church Wesley United Methodist Church, 3810 North Major Drive, Beaumont, Texas 77713.