Laura Lee McDaniel was born September 26, 1923, to J. Archie and Willa (Barmore) McDaniel in Tonasket, Washington. She died March 4, 2014, in Kirkland, Washington, at the age of 90.

Laura Lee graduated from Tonasket High School and attended business college in Spokane. She worked in offices in the Okanogan Valley, Spokane, and Seattle, her last job being with the University of Washington.

She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother Stanton. She is survived by two sisters, Metha Petty of Kirkland, and Rosalie Lorz of Oroville, one brother, Leland McDaniel of Wenatchee, and numerous nieces and nephews.

A graveside service will be held at the Tonasket Cemetery at a later date.