Lee Cutshaver
Lee Cutshaver was born September 19, 1943, in Salem, Ohio to Wilbur Joseph Cutshaver and Adda Belle Carter Cutshaver. On Friday, June 26 he was peacefully gathered into the loving memory of his heavenly Father and God, Jehovah. He will sleep there until Jehovah resurrects him back to the beautiful paradise earth that he loved telling others about.
Lee grew up living on a 40-acre farm near Somerton/Barnesville, Ohio with his parents and sisters, Shirley (Steve) Eiler, Joyce (Tom) Howard, and Shelly (Jim) Thompson. From his dad he learned a strong work ethic and how to fix just about anything that was broken. From his mother he learned to love and trust that God would repair anything that might cause him pain or suffering.
As a young man, Lee enjoyed baseball; especially the Cleveland Indians and the Pittsburgh Pirates. When Lee neglected farm chores to play his favorite sport, his dad would remind him: “You will never earn a dime playing baseball.” And his dad was correct. Despite Lee’s natural ability, corn field baseball was not a lucrative source of employment.
On October 21, 1964, Lee married Jenny Ross. He always called her his little Rhododendron that he picked out of the hills of Coco/Elkview, West Virginia. They enjoyed 61 years of marriage. They were truly best friends sharing lots of laughs, music, and a few tears along the way.
They were blessed with one son, Rhett (Patty) Cutshaver and four granddaughters, Brittany (Steven) Mahle, Hannah Leigh, Elizabeth Ann (Ellie), and Jordan Kinsey Cutshaver. And the family would not be complete without great-grandsons, Jackson Lee and Grayson Alexander Mahle. He is also survived by the beagle he dubbed the best dog in the world, Libby.
Lee didn’t believe in the word ‘stepfamily’. Others in our ‘family’ include Valerie and Thomas Perrson, Roni, Morgan, Emma, Lucas, and Liam Donoho, Vanessa and Scarlett Renfalt, and Richard and Cherie Bryant.
Lee graduated with honors from Barnesville High School. He began his working career at Smith Lumber, and later Garvin’s Dairy.
Eventually, like most in southeastern Ohio, he spent five years working in the coal mines as an electrician.
During a national miner’s strike in 1977 he moved his family to Palacios, Texas. He worked at a nuclear plant as an electrician before retiring with a 20-year career as the maintenance electrician for Palacios Public Schools.
Lee was a gifted musician who could play most stringed instruments. He has a YouTube music channel – Cutshaver music – with music and instrumentals performed by him and Jenny. That was his hobby, and he pursued it with a passion, but he kept in balance with what he loved to do the most: his Christian ministry.
Lee was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in 1961. He and Jenny served in many Congregations and at the time of his death, Lee served as an elder and pioneer in the Brazos Bend Congregation, Rosenberg, Texas.
Every day he would either visit someone’s home or call them on the phone. Always prefacing the conversation with, “Did you know that God is going to fix everything that is wrong in this world by his Kingdom ruled by Jesus?”
Along the way he has helped dozens come to or return to Christ. He felt that if he did not share what he knew and how living by Christian principles had changed his life, he wouldn’t be showing godly love.
His genuine love and care for people was also demonstrated in hospitality. Every Saturday the Cutshaver home had a different family sitting at the kitchen table playing dominoes and eating popcorn.
Lee had a special bond with his son, granddaughters, and great-grandsons. From an early age he taught them how to be independent, use tools and take care of themselves.
Although Lee blamed Jenny for the numerous dogs and cats the family had over the years, the truth was – Lee had a very tender heart. He never hunted, and he brought home strays. As a boy milking cows, he loved to squirt milk in the face of the barn cats. Not to be mean, but because he loved watching them enjoying the warm stream.
A Memorial Service will be held at the Kingdom Hall, 700 W. Fairgrounds Road, Rosenberg, Texas on Saturday, July 11, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. A Zoom meeting will also be held for those unable to attend in person. Dinner will be served afterward at the Bliss Event Venue, 1728 FM 2218, Rosenberg, Texas2:00 p.m.