Obit of Reece, Arthur J. (r200) - Grady County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Sandi Carter 28 Feb 2004 Return to Grady County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/grady/grady.html ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== The Chickasha Star 19 October 1967 FUNERAL SERVICES FOR ARTHUR J. REECE Arthur J. Reece, 88, of Verden, died at 3:09 p.m. Thursday, October 12, at Grady Memorial Hospital, Chickasha, Oklahoma. He was born August 5, 1879, in Faulkner County, Arkansas. He was married to Miss Barbara Jane Wright on May 23, 1901 in Danville, Ark. She preceded him in death on August 5, 1954. He came to Oklahoma in 1907 and moved to Verden in 1946. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Flora Hellum of Verden, Mrs. Pauline Dickenson of Chickasha and Mrs. Leona Thoas of Lawton; two sons, Alfred Reece of Dallas, Texas, and Fred Reece of Houston, Texas, eighteen grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Alma Chastain of Caney, Kansas. Funeral services were held at the First Baptist Church at Verden, Sunday afternoon 2:30 p.m. with Rev. Paul Hampton officiating. The casket bearers were W. A. Finley, Paul DeBoard, Doyle Brinlee, G. O. Henrick, Bill Dodson, and Dale Dickenson. Music was rendered by Mrs. W. A. Finley, Mrs. Max Upchurch, Mrs. Dale Hendricks, and Mrs. Clifford Nath, who sang "Precious Memories," "When they Ring The Golden Bells" and "I won't Have to Cross Jordan Alone," accompanied by Mrs. Donald D. Brown. Interment was in the Verden Cemetery under the direction of the Hansen Funeral Home of Verden. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Grady County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/grady/grady.html