LESTER LEE FISH MAIDEN - Lester Lee Fish, 83, of East Maiden Road, died Feb. 24, 2001, at Abernethy Center in Newton. Born Aug. 26, 1917, in Lincoln County, he was a son of the late James and Ida Caldwell Fish. A member of Lawing Chapel Baptist Church, he retired from Ethan-Allen Corp. in Maiden. He was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Fish. Survivors include his wife, Marie Loving Fish; two sons, Jerry Fish of Maiden and Harold Fish of Newton; six brothers, Clifford Fish, Howard Fish, Grady Fish, Horace Fish and Marion Fish of Maiden and Thurman Fish of Lincolnton; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. The funeral will be conducted by Dr. Foyd Bennett a 2 p.m. Tuesday at his church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will be at the church one hour prior to the service. Memorials may be made to Lawing Chapel Baptist Church, 4637 Lawing Chapel Church Road, Maiden, N.C. 28650. Burke Mortuaries is in charge of arrangements.