We at Lee Oil Company are sadden to say that one of our own has passed away. On Monday, November 11, Wayne Blakemore, a long time employee passed away suddenly in Knoxville, Tennessee. Wayne will be missed.

 

 

 

 

Lee Oil Company, Inc. and it’s wholly owned subsidiary  Lee’s Food Marts, LLC (collectively “Lee Oil Company”) are headquartered in Middlesboro, Kentucky.

Lee Oil Company started in August of 1988 by Gary and Terry Lee as a two person operation and has grown to currently 220 employees and operating 25 convenience stores and selling approximately 40 million gallons of product through a combination of both retail and wholesale operations.

Lee Oil Company is incorporated in the Commonwealth of Virginia and has been domesticated in both the State of Tennessee and the Commonwealth of Kentucky.   Currently, operations are centered in the Southeastern portion of Kentucky, the Northeastern portion of Tennessee, and the Southwestern portion of Virginia.

Lee Oil Company operates as both a wholesaler and retailer while it’s subsidiary Lee’s Food Marts operate only retail locations selling directly to the public.  The retail locations operated are branded by one of the major oil companies.  Lee Oil has the ability to brand a store one of the following three different brands:  BP, Marathon, and ExxonMobil.

Lee Oil Company focuses on the distribution of petroleum products to wholesale and retail customers.  Currently, Lee Oil operates the 25 convenient stores mentioned above and sells products on a consignment basis through a number of other stores.  Lee Oil also delivers product directly to the other retail locations, home heating oil, and other customers ranging from mining operations, trucking, industrial and school districts.