Reverend E. Lee Anglin

Reverend E. Lee Anglin, 90, passed away peacefully on February 15, 2025 at Abe’s Garden Community in Nashville, TN. Lee, who lived a long full life with grace, kindness and a purposeful commitment to making the world (and himself) a little bit better every day, spent his last days surrounded by family and friends and love. Lee grew up in the post-Depression, pre-war era in North Carolina’s Piedmont region, surrounded by the forests and rivers that shaped his early years. Son of loving parents, Lee was profoundly influenced by his mom’s living faithfulness – although he wasn’t much “into church.” He was too busy with scouts, sports, fishing, hiking and camping – usually with his dad. As a student at Wake Forest College, Lee was third baseman when the school won the NCAA championship in 1955. At the time, he had dreams of becoming a professional baseball player, but his life changed direction when he was invited to become a student pastor at a small Christian congregation in North Carolina. From that point on, Lee devoted his life to a ministry of growing and seeding churches, building communities, working for social justice, and just plain loving people. Especially Carol Anglin – his wife, the love of his life. In 47 years of ministry, Rev. Anglin served churches in North Carolina, New York, Texas, Colorado, Ohio, Indiana and England. As a pastor, Lee marched with Martin Luther King Junior in Selma, AL. He actively fought for migrant worker rights in upstate New York. Working with hospice, he helped families face death with grace and compassion. And as a police department chaplain, he encouraged law enforcement officers and their families to live and work with faith and hope. And then, when the work was done, Lee fished. In retirement, Lee and Carol created a new home and community in Montana, where he became a professional fly-fishing guide on the Yellowstone River and, later, a wildlife guide in Yellowstone National Park. The fish and wildlife of the area still talk about him with awe and respect. So do the people. The last chapter of Lee’s life was spent in Nashville, TN, where Lee and Carol devoted themselves to loving, accepting and encouraging people of all races, genders, sexual orientations, and religions. Every year, he marched in the city’s Pride Parade and Events – even when Lee had difficulty walking without the help of a walker – offering hugs freely and calling out love and support. At the time of his death, Lee was an active and beloved member of GracePointe Church. Lee will be laid to rest in a private ceremony at Larkspur Conservation. A celebration of Lee’s life will be held on March 9, 2025 at 1 p.m. at GracePointe Church which meets at Carter-Lawrence Elementary School, 1118 12th Ave S, Nashville. Everyone is invited. Lee is preceded in death by his parents, Ernest Lee Anglin, Sr. and Ethel Geneva Gilbert Anglin; sister, Geneva Lawson; son, Stephen Bruce Anglin. He is survived by his spouse, Carol Walker Anglin; daughters, Brenda Huff (Ronn) and Karen Swingly; sons, Brian (Lisa) Anglin and Christopher (Connie) Anglin; nephew, Tom (Megan) Lawson. Lee is also survived by 9 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren, who are a living legacy of their grandfather’s unique and generous love. Donations in Rev. E. Lee Anglin's memory can be made to GracePointe Church or Abe’s Garden Community, https://www.gracepointe.net/give https://abesgarden.org/givenow

Reverend E. Lee Anglin

April 29, 1934 - February 15, 2025