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Submitted: 8/17/21 • Approved: 8/17/21 • Last Updated: 8/20/21 • R447972-G447970-S3
Charlie T.
1898-1976
Irene M.
1898-1993
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*Obituary Charlie
Funeral services for Charlie Taylor Reese, 77, of 1129 Hackberry, are pending with Simpson Funeral Home of Borger.
Reese died Tuesday afternoon in Leisure Lodge Nursing Home.
He was born Mar. 5, 1898 in Russett, Okla. He was a farmer and worked for the railroad in his early years. He came to Borger from Madill, Okla. in 1951 and was employed by the Texas Highway Dept. until he retired in 1962. He then worked as custodian for eight years at the Phillips United Methodist Church.
He was a member of the East Side Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Irene of the home; five sons, Buddy and Charlie Jr., both of Borger, J.L. of Fritch, Jessie Ray Kidd of Bridge City and James Kidd of Plainview.
Also, five daughters, Mrs. Melvin Coyle, Mrs. R.V. Wilson and Mrs. Wade Cryer, all of Borger, Mrs. Gary Ingrum of Bell, Calif. and Mrs. Bill Owen of Grapevine; three brothers, John Reese, Arthur and Fred Shipley, all of Madill; a sister, Mrs. Alice Morgan of Madill; 37 grandchildren, 63 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
(Published in Borger News Herald, January 28, 1976)
*Obituary Irene
Irene Mae Reese, 95, Borger, died Thursday, April 8, 1993, in Golden Plains Community Hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Central Baptist Church with the Rev. Terry Raines, pastor, officiating.
Burial will be in Highland Park Cemetery by Ed Brown & Sons Funeral Directors.
A native of Effingham, Ill., she had been a Borger resident for 42 years. She was a housewife and member of Central Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie T. Reese, Sr. Jan. 27, 1976; two daughters, Juanita Cryer in 1976; and Justine Rogers in 1993.
Survivors include five sons, J.L. Reese of Fritch; Buddy Reese and Charlie Reese, Jr., both of Borger; Jesse Kidd of Beaumont; and Wallace Kidd of Plainview; three daughters, Charlene Rowe of Borger; Louann Ingrum of Bell, Calif. and Lucille Owen of Trinity. 37 grandchildren; 85 great-grandchildren; and 35 great-great grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Keary Ingrum, Doug Ingrum, Gary Reese, Ray Coyle, Darrell Coyle, Greg Coyle, Scott Reese, Mike Reese, and Steven Reese.
(Published in Borger News Herald, April 9, 1993)
Contributed on 8/17/21
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