Departed this life December 12, 2015. Mrs. Josephine Lee, age 83, of Richmond. She was a retired educator in the Richmond Public Schools System. She is preceded in death by one daughter, Phyllis T. Lee. She is survived by one daughter, Sharon Lee Cotten(Rodney); one granddaughter, Brianna A. Cotten; two sisters, Christine Coppedge and Shirley Alston; a wealth of nieces, nephews and cousins; and other relatives and friends. Remains rest at Joseph Jenkins Jr. Funeral Home, 2011 Grayland Avenue where the family will receive friends Wednesday from 6 to 7. Funeral services will be held Thursday 1PM at Dunimus Outreach Ministries in Rocky Mt, North Carolina. Interment in Battleboro, North Carolina.