William Lee Wattenbarger passed Tuesday, September 6th, 2022, at the age of 78. Lee was born in Enid, Oklahoma on August 26th, 1944, to parents Rev. Carl Wattenbarger and Wilma Brown Wattenbarger.

He is survived by his wife Laurie; son, Brian and wife, Tammy; his daughter, Lori Carson and husband, Rickie; sister, Sondra; brother, Carl and wife, Sharon; nephew, Carl Steven and wife, Pat; niece, Dawn Gaines; great-nephew, Jonas Wattenbarger; and great niece, Kayleigh Wattenbarger. Lee is also survived by best friends: Brent Kearns and wife Edith, Roger Felden, Clay and Joyce Stewart, Nancy Snider and Terry Tucker; and close cousins: Ronnie and Kay Beeby, Liz Gray, Betty Lee Brown/Phelps and William Lee Brown, Jr.

Lee served in the U.S. Army during Vietnam and was stationed at Fort Ord California as a computer systems analyst. Lee was employed by Reading and Bates, Williams Company, and Kaiser/Francis Oil. Lee was a charter member of the Glen Station Church where his parents were pastors and a member of Glenwood Baptist Church just so he and Carl could play baseball.

Lee was kind, gracious, and good to everyone……a prince of a man. The most influential person in his life was his mom, Wilma.

Interment at Woodland Memorial Park, Sand Springs, Oklahoma.