Surry County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Reeson, Laura R. Wrenn, 2016 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ LAURA WRENN REESON REESON, Laura Wrenn, a resident of Surry County, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family Sunday, November 27, 2016. The youngest of nine, she was the daughter of the late Lewellyn and Laura Wrenn; and the widow of Tom Reeson. Mrs. Reeson worked several jobs including being a "Rosie the Riveter" at the shipyard during World War II, a waitress at the Virginia Diner and a hostess at Brandon Plantation, but what brought her the greatest joy was her family and just being "mom," "gram" and "great-gram." She liked to play piano, which she died so by ear and watch the bluebirds that lived in the clothesline post in her back yard. Left to cherish her memory are her daughters, Trudy R. Martin and her husband, Allen of Powhatan and Deborah R. Millam and husband, Andrew of Avenue, Md.; grandchildren, Rebecca "Becky" Daniels, Carrie Gwaltney, Karen "K.P." Gobble and Eric E. Marr II; and great-grandchildren, Shannon Daniels, Fallon Daniels, Alayne Gwaltney, Megan Gobble and Brody Gobble. A funeral service will be held at 12 noon, Wednesday, November 30, 2016, at R.W. Baker & Co. Funeral Home and Crematory, Wakefield Chapel, with Mr. John Coker officiating. The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. to 12 noon, Wednesday, November 30, 2016, at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Union Christian Church cemetery. The family would like to thank Donna and Jiggs Gordon and all the staff at "A Loving Heart" for all of the care and love they gave Mrs. Reeson while she was there. Memorial contributions may be made to the Claremont Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 100, Claremont, Va. 23899, or to Surry Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 188, Surry, VA 23883. Laura Reaves (WRENN; Mrs. "Tom" Thomas Albert) REESON, of Surry Co., Brandon Plantation hostess, b. 5 Apr 1919, d. 27 Nov 2016, interred in Union Christian Church Cemetery*, 30 Nov 2016, donated obit *Her parents are also buried there. (Find a Grave Mem. #28000741 &c.) She m. Thomas Albert REESON 5 May 1942 in Petersburg; they separated in 1964, & div. in 1979. Tom (1919-2003) is buried in Claremont Cemetery. Birthdate from Div.Cert. 79-004570. Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), and re-formatted by File Manager. file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/r250l1ob.txt