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The following obituary appears in the January, 1935 issue of American Rifleman magazine:
Rex E. Lee, prominent and successful attorney at law of St. Johns, Ariz., was shot and killed sometime during the day of November 10. He was hunting deer in the Kaibab forest and was alone at the time of his death. The body was not found until late in the afternoon of November 12. His rifle was fully loaded, undischarged and found with the safety on. He had been struck in the forehead by a high velocity bullet, which destroyed the back of his head, and apparently died instantly. About forty yards in the direction in which he had been facing the tracks of a man were found and an empty cartridge case. The unfortunate hunter who fired the fatal shot could hardly have been unaware that he had killed a fellow man but did not report it and his tracks went in an opposite direction. It was for this reason that the body was not found for so long, all the members of Mr. Lee's party and others having searched for forty-seven hours before finding it. Rex E. Lee was an ardent hunter and gun lover, a member of the National Rifle Association, a member of the Arizona Game Protective Association, and a non-salaried game warden. He gave freely of this time to the younger shooters, instructing them in the safe and accurate handling of firearms, and in the selection of proper arms. He was just past thirty years of age and leaves a widow. His activities stimulated rifle shooting in the community and many will miss him extremely. He was a man who had the means and ability to help others and was continually doing so.
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