Jefferson Co IL IN MEMORIAM/OBITUARY OF LEWIS GEORGE REIS CARL JUNCTION, Mo.--Louis George Reis, 68 years old, died at 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon in his home, 311 North Roney street, apparently as a result of a heart attack. Born June 18, 1890, in Mount Vernon, Ill., Mr. Reis came to Carl Junction as a child with his parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. George Reis, as a child. He was united in marriage to Miss May Elliott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Elliott, in Carl Junction on June 9, 1912. They had lived here ever since. She survives. He was a worker in mining mills in Waco and Chitwood fields. At the time of his death he was custodian of the New Carl Junction high school gymnasium. Mr. Reis was a member of the Carl Junction Baptist church and a charter member of the Carl Junction fire department. Also surviving, besides the widow, are two daughters, Mrs. Margaret Budd of Carl Junction and Mrs. LaVerne Miller, 2824 Kentucky avenue, Joplin; two brothers, Monroe Reis of Springdale, Ark., and Ira Reis of Kansas City; a sister, Mrs. Irene Appleman of Cleburne, Tex., and two grandchildren, Carolyn Sue and Charles Wayne Budd, of Carl Junction. Funeral services were conducted at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Baptist Church in Carl Junction. The Rev. Charles McBee, pastor, officiated. Burial was in Carl Junction Cemetery under direction of the Roney Funeral Service. from the Carl Junction Standard Thursday, October 30, 1958 submitted by: Carolyn Sue Smith 314 Lynwood Dr. Houma, La. 70360 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Carolyn S Smith (© 1997 Carolyn S Smith) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/jefferson/obits/reis.txt