Funeral Services Set For Tim Lee, Former Cobb Commission Chairman

MARIETTA, GA — Funeral services have been set for former Cobb County Chairman, Tim Lee, who died Sunday at the age of 62. Lee was chairman of Cobb County from 2010-2016. He spearheaded the economic development program in the county which resulted in an international airport, the redevelopment of Franklin Road, and the Atlanta Braves historic move to suburban Atlanta.

After Lee left office in 2016, he and his wife Annette moved to Habersham County where Lee led that community’s economic development program. To accommodate the communities in which Lee served, there will be two separate memorial services.

On Friday, October 4, 2019 visitation will be held from 11 am-12:30 pm at First United Methodist Church of Marietta. A memorial service will follow at 1 pm.

On Saturday, October 5, visitation will be held from 11:30 am-12:30 pm at Clarkesville First United Methodist Church in Clarkesville, GA. A memorial service will follow at 1 pm.

In lieu of flowers, the Lee family has asked that donations be made to the Atlanta Braves Foundation.

Lee passed away after a yearlong battle with cancer. Flags at all county-run facilities will fly at half-staff through the Lee's burial.

Lee served in various community and civic groups before winning election as a district commissioner in 2002. He became chairman of the board of commissioners in 2010 and served in that position until 2017.

Despite arranging the deal that lured the Braves out of downtown Atlanta and into the Cobb County suburbs, Lee was voted out of office in 2016 in what was largely seen as a protest against the way the deal with negotiated. Lee conducted the negotiations with the Braves mostly in secret, leading the way for $400 million in public money to build and maintain SunTrust Park without a public referendum.