Lee Sweetapple

Mr. Lee Sweetapple of Greensboro, Georgia passed away on May 29, 2024. Mr. Sweetapple was eighty-nine years old.

Lee was born in Franklin, Pennsylvania to Willis Sweetapple and Mary Meals on October 11, 1934. He was the youngest of eight children, all of whom predeceased Lee. He graduated from Clintonville High School and began working at Franklin Plastics after graduation. Before this job, he held many positions, including setting pins at a bowling alley.  Lee married Shirley Cubbison on June 7, 1957. Jill and Amy arrived in the 1960s.

1968 is also the year when the Sweetapples moved to Georgia. In 1971, they moved from Monroe to Greensboro, where Lee opened a plastic pipe manufacturing company. In 1975 he sold the business to Nibco and moved his family to Chester, Virginia, where they remained until Lee bought his pipe plant back from Nibco in 1978.

Sweetapple Plastics thrived and many locals worked at the plant. Eventually Lee sold the business in 1982. He retired for about five minutes and bought and sold several businesses, eventually focusing on real estate. He built and rented many buildings and invested in stocks. After many years of work, work, work and at the age of 87, Lee dismantled his business and finally did retire.

Lee loved to read The Wall Street Journal, the Bible, essays on the Bible, and philosophy. He also had a strong sense of humor and collected joke books. He always said, “Have fun!” Lee also enjoyed working in the yard and washing his cars, and he watched a lot of tv in his retirement, principally the cowboys, the preachers, and classic films along with the news.

A graveside service will be held at Greenview Cemetery on Tuesday, June 4 at 11 am. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the First Presbyterian Church of Greensboro, 117 South Main Street, Greensboro, GA 30642.

Lee was the head of his family and took care of the outside of the house while Shirley took care of the inside. They were a good team and seldom argued. Lee was always happy in the morning and strove to be an optimist. He guided his children with care and successfully walked the line between giving advice and letting his children forge their own paths. McCommons Funeral Home, 109 W. Broad St., Greensboro, GA, (706) 453-2626, is in charge of  arrangements. Visit us at www.mccommonsfuneralhome.com to sign the online guest register.

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