Dallas Ray Reese Sr., 83, of Concord, died peacefully Wednesday morning, June 18, 2014, at Tucker Hospice House, Concord. A native of Highlands, Macon County, he was born on Buttermilk Level, Oct. 14, 1930, at 6:40 a.m.
He was a fraternal twin brother of Alice Faye Reese
He graduated from Highlands High School and attended Truett-McConnell Junior College in Cleveland, Ga. He graduated from Fruitland Bible Baptist College in Hendersonville. As a child, he battled polio and survived to lead a rich life. As a teenager, he worked the projectors and was a ticket taker, at the old Galax Movie Theatre on Main St. in Highlands. In 1960, he began his career as a Baptist minister in Clayton, Ga. On Aug. 30, 1963, he married elementary school teacher, Ila Sue Johnson, from Jefferson, S.C. They moved to Concord and he worked as a supply minister and for a brief time as a salesman for Southern Life Insurance, before beginning a long career with UNOCAL in Charlotte. He retired in 1993. He loved playing and watching golf and watching all sports. He loved music as well and always had a song to sing. He was a devoted Christian, husband, father, brother and friend to many. After retirement he researched his family history extensively and traveled the country with his wife visiting places far and wide. They spent 45 wonderful years together, until her passing in Sept. 2008. Mr. Reese was also predeceased by a brother, Robert Lee (Pete) Reese Jr.; and sister-in-law, Sue Reese of Highlands. Surviving are two sons; a daughter; 11 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Son, Dallas Ray Reese Jr. and wife, Amy and kids, Logan, Tyler, Katie, Ben, Emily and Luke Reese. Daughter, Kathryn Renee Brewer and husband, Jorge Brewer and kids, Dillon, Madelyne and Riley Jones and great-grandchild, Aiyden Patterson; Son, Daryl Russell Reese and wife, Lori and kids, Evan and Hayley Reese. Also surviving are twin sister, Alice Faye Sewell of Austin, Texas; sister, Lucy Reese of Jacksonville, Fla.; brother, Furman Reese of Seneca, S.C.; and sister, Anne Reese of Greenville, S.C. Mr. Reese was a faithful and active deacon and member of Odell Baptist Church in Concord for four decades
He was a fraternal twin brother of Alice Faye Reese
He graduated from Highlands High School and attended Truett-McConnell Junior College in Cleveland, Ga. He graduated from Fruitland Bible Baptist College in Hendersonville. As a child, he battled polio and survived to lead a rich life. As a teenager, he worked the projectors and was a ticket taker, at the old Galax Movie Theatre on Main St. in Highlands. In 1960, he began his career as a Baptist minister in Clayton, Ga. On Aug. 30, 1963, he married elementary school teacher, Ila Sue Johnson, from Jefferson, S.C. They moved to Concord and he worked as a supply minister and for a brief time as a salesman for Southern Life Insurance, before beginning a long career with UNOCAL in Charlotte. He retired in 1993. He loved playing and watching golf and watching all sports. He loved music as well and always had a song to sing. He was a devoted Christian, husband, father, brother and friend to many. After retirement he researched his family history extensively and traveled the country with his wife visiting places far and wide. They spent 45 wonderful years together, until her passing in Sept. 2008. Mr. Reese was also predeceased by a brother, Robert Lee (Pete) Reese Jr.; and sister-in-law, Sue Reese of Highlands. Surviving are two sons; a daughter; 11 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Son, Dallas Ray Reese Jr. and wife, Amy and kids, Logan, Tyler, Katie, Ben, Emily and Luke Reese. Daughter, Kathryn Renee Brewer and husband, Jorge Brewer and kids, Dillon, Madelyne and Riley Jones and great-grandchild, Aiyden Patterson; Son, Daryl Russell Reese and wife, Lori and kids, Evan and Hayley Reese. Also surviving are twin sister, Alice Faye Sewell of Austin, Texas; sister, Lucy Reese of Jacksonville, Fla.; brother, Furman Reese of Seneca, S.C.; and sister, Anne Reese of Greenville, S.C. Mr. Reese was a faithful and active deacon and member of Odell Baptist Church in Concord for four decades
Dallas Ray Reese Sr., 83, of Concord, died peacefully Wednesday morning, June 18, 2014, at Tucker Hospice House, Concord. A native of Highlands, Macon County, he was born on Buttermilk Level, Oct. 14, 1930, at 6:40 a.m.
He was a fraternal twin brother of Alice Faye Reese
He graduated from Highlands High School and attended Truett-McConnell Junior College in Cleveland, Ga. He graduated from Fruitland Bible Baptist College in Hendersonville. As a child, he battled polio and survived to lead a rich life. As a teenager, he worked the projectors and was a ticket taker, at the old Galax Movie Theatre on Main St. in Highlands. In 1960, he began his career as a Baptist minister in Clayton, Ga. On Aug. 30, 1963, he married elementary school teacher, Ila Sue Johnson, from Jefferson, S.C. They moved to Concord and he worked as a supply minister and for a brief time as a salesman for Southern Life Insurance, before beginning a long career with UNOCAL in Charlotte. He retired in 1993. He loved playing and watching golf and watching all sports. He loved music as well and always had a song to sing. He was a devoted Christian, husband, father, brother and friend to many. After retirement he researched his family history extensively and traveled the country with his wife visiting places far and wide. They spent 45 wonderful years together, until her passing in Sept. 2008. Mr. Reese was also predeceased by a brother, Robert Lee (Pete) Reese Jr.; and sister-in-law, Sue Reese of Highlands. Surviving are two sons; a daughter; 11 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Son, Dallas Ray Reese Jr. and wife, Amy and kids, Logan, Tyler, Katie, Ben, Emily and Luke Reese. Daughter, Kathryn Renee Brewer and husband, Jorge Brewer and kids, Dillon, Madelyne and Riley Jones and great-grandchild, Aiyden Patterson; Son, Daryl Russell Reese and wife, Lori and kids, Evan and Hayley Reese. Also surviving are twin sister, Alice Faye Sewell of Austin, Texas; sister, Lucy Reese of Jacksonville, Fla.; brother, Furman Reese of Seneca, S.C.; and sister, Anne Reese of Greenville, S.C. Mr. Reese was a faithful and active deacon and member of Odell Baptist Church in Concord for four decades
He was a fraternal twin brother of Alice Faye Reese
He graduated from Highlands High School and attended Truett-McConnell Junior College in Cleveland, Ga. He graduated from Fruitland Bible Baptist College in Hendersonville. As a child, he battled polio and survived to lead a rich life. As a teenager, he worked the projectors and was a ticket taker, at the old Galax Movie Theatre on Main St. in Highlands. In 1960, he began his career as a Baptist minister in Clayton, Ga. On Aug. 30, 1963, he married elementary school teacher, Ila Sue Johnson, from Jefferson, S.C. They moved to Concord and he worked as a supply minister and for a brief time as a salesman for Southern Life Insurance, before beginning a long career with UNOCAL in Charlotte. He retired in 1993. He loved playing and watching golf and watching all sports. He loved music as well and always had a song to sing. He was a devoted Christian, husband, father, brother and friend to many. After retirement he researched his family history extensively and traveled the country with his wife visiting places far and wide. They spent 45 wonderful years together, until her passing in Sept. 2008. Mr. Reese was also predeceased by a brother, Robert Lee (Pete) Reese Jr.; and sister-in-law, Sue Reese of Highlands. Surviving are two sons; a daughter; 11 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Son, Dallas Ray Reese Jr. and wife, Amy and kids, Logan, Tyler, Katie, Ben, Emily and Luke Reese. Daughter, Kathryn Renee Brewer and husband, Jorge Brewer and kids, Dillon, Madelyne and Riley Jones and great-grandchild, Aiyden Patterson; Son, Daryl Russell Reese and wife, Lori and kids, Evan and Hayley Reese. Also surviving are twin sister, Alice Faye Sewell of Austin, Texas; sister, Lucy Reese of Jacksonville, Fla.; brother, Furman Reese of Seneca, S.C.; and sister, Anne Reese of Greenville, S.C. Mr. Reese was a faithful and active deacon and member of Odell Baptist Church in Concord for four decades
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