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Edward Edson Lee (1884-1944)
Cambridge Author Dies in Rockford

EDWARD EDSON LEE, 60, author of stories for boys, who has lived on the shores of Lake Ripley for a quarter of a century, died Wednesday night at the home of his son, Eugene, 1420 N. Day Ave., Rockford, Ill. Funeral services will be Saturday at Beloit at 2 p.m.

Author Lee, a beloved resident of this community where he was well known, wrote under the pen name of Leo Edwards. Chief among his works were series of boy stories in cluding, "Jerry Todd," "Poppy Ott," "Andy Blake," "Trigger Berg" and "Toughy Bean."

He was born at Meridan, Ill., and married Gladys Evaline Tuttle, divorced, who now is living in Beloit. He started his writing career in 1921 and many a lad from Cambridge gave him the inspiration for his stores.

He was a mason. The son, Eugene Lee, is expected in Cambridge Saturday.

[As published in the Cambridge News, Friday September 24, 1944 Cambridge, Wisconsin.]

 

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