Mrs. Nancy Snodgrass Lee

Nancy Carol Snodgrass Lee, 75, passed from this life into the arms of Jesus on November 28, 2025 in Henderson, Texas. Nancy was born April 13, 1950, in Hughes Springs, Texas to the late Maxwell and Patsy (Barnett) Snodgrass. Nancy’s childhood in Hughes Springs was idyllic. She ran around barefoot in the pineywoods with her older brother, David. She played baseball in the streets with neighborhood friends. She was an enthusiastic girl scout. As a child she would use her pennies to buy cheese rather than candy at the corner store, because she loved cheese so much. She would often respond to the question of what her favorite color was with the answer that she didn’t have one - she loved all the colors. At Hughes Springs high school Nancy met the love of her life and best friend, Kenneth Lee. They fell in love quickly and were married in 1967. Nancy devoted her life to her family and believed that family was the most important part of life. She was very passionate about genealogy and family research. She volunteered at the Rusk County Library in the Genealogy department for many years, helping patrons search through records to find their ancestors. She believed deeply in remembering and honoring those who came before us. She also loved documenting family memories through photography, scrapbooking, and writing. Nancy loved photography, painting, and all of the arts and was a very creative and talented artist. She was a long time member of First Baptist Church, Henderson and a committed volunteer for Vacation Bible School there for many years. For months out of every year she would create elaborate decorations for that summer’s Vacation Bible School. One year she created a life sized paper mache jaguar for an Amazon rainforest theme, and another year a life sized red telephone booth for a London theme. Nancy painted many beautiful works of art on canvas as well as murals on bedroom walls and fences for her family. She took great pride in creating a beautiful environment that brought joy and a sense of belonging to her family. Nancy was an excellent cook and taught all of her children what she knew. She made dinner almost every night for her family, and loved baking for her children and grandchildren. She enjoyed learning new skills and recipes and never stopped learning in the kitchen. Nancy greatly valued family traditions, though, and made sure to make the same favorite family recipes for every holiday and special occasion. She cherished seeing the smiles on the faces of her children and grandchildren when she offered them a delicious homemade treat. Nancy was most at home in nature and loved going tent camping and fishing with her family at Lake O’ the Pines, both as a child and an adult. She especially enjoyed it when she caught a fish bigger than Kenneth’s. She couldn’t wait to go camping as soon as the campgrounds opened every Spring. Nancy also spent a lot of her time outside watching birds and butterflies as well as growing flowers and gardening. She would use her father’s binoculars to look out the kitchen window at the birds in the backyard, and participated in many bird watching projects with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. She could name every bird that came to her feeders, and taught everyone who would listen about the birds. Her favorite flowers to grow were purple irises and red canna lilies, and she loved when the red bud trees would bloom in the Spring. She had a wonderful green thumb and would frequently save dying plants from the clearance section and bring them back to life. Known affectionately as Nana to her grandchildren, she cherished her role as a grandmother most of all. She loved every moment spent with her grandchildren and would light up when they visited her. She was always ready to solve a mystery or puzzle and frequently played board games with her grandchildren for hours. Every Halloween for many years she concocted themed parties for her grandchildren with decorations, carnival games, themed foods, and elaborate costumes. One year she dressed as Professor Plum for a Clue themed party where the entire family participated in a murder mystery investigation she wrote herself. She loved when her grandkids stayed with her so she could spend as much time with them as possible, watching movies, playing games, teaching skills and passing on knowledge and going on special outings. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother David Snodgrass, and son-in-law Johnny Taylor. Survivors include her husband Kenneth; her children Darrie Taylor of Tyler, Andy Lee and wife Michelle of Henderson, and Erin Rhyne and husband Andrew of Menard; grandchildren Clint Taylor, Dillon Taylor, Katie Taylor and partner Cole LaCount, Ethan Taylor and wife Sayler, Audrey DeOrnellis and husband Tyler, Travis Lee and wife Hannah, Jake Lee, and Miles Rhyne; great-grandchildren Rose Taylor, Abbie DeOrnellis, and J.D. DeOrnellis; sister-in-law Denise Snodgrass of Ranger, brother-in-law Glenn Lee of Meridian, sister-in-law Sandra Cortez-Rucker and husband Vance; and a host of nieces, nephews, family and friends. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, in the chapel at Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home with Dr. David Higgs officiating. Interment will follow at Rusk County Memorial Gardens under the direction of Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 5:00 – 7:00 PM on Tuesday, December 2, at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Dillon Taylor, Ethan Taylor, Travis Lee, Jake Lee, Tyler DeOrnellis, and Paul Snodgrass. Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.crawfordacrim.com.

Mrs. Nancy Snodgrass Lee

April 13, 1950 - November 28, 2025