OBIT: Kenneth A. REESE, 1982, formerly of Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed and proofread by John C. Oester. Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ KENNETH A. REESE Kenneth A. Reese, 74, of 111 East Penn St., Martinsburg, died following a brief illness, at 9 p.m. April 18 at his residence. He was formerly a pharmacist in Meyersdale, from 1938 to 1948. He then moved to Martinsburg in 1950 where he was a self-employed pharmacist until his retirement in 1977. He was born Jan. 23, 1908, at Pitcarin, a son of John O. and Cora (Hoffman) Reese. Oct. 28, 1938, he married Martha Greer, in Pitcarin. He is survived by his wife and four children: Mrs. Margaret Williams, of Street, Md.; Attorney Thomas, of Altoona; William, of Charlottsville, Va.; and John, of Chambersburg. Also nine grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Kathryn Weise, of Pittsburgh; and Mrs. Alberta Smola, of Trafford, Pa. He was a member of St. Johns United Church of Christ, Martinsburg; a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh Pharmacy School in 1932. Services were held at the St. Johns United Church of Christ, Martinsburg with Rev. Ray Berrian officiation. Interment Fairview Cemetery, Martinsburg. The Republic, April 22, 1982 [R267]