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Submitted: 2/26/22 • Approved: 2/26/22 • Last Updated: 2/26/22 • R13481-G0
Reese
March 12, 1905 - December 15, 1943
Obituary
Last rites were held Saturday, December 18, 1943, for Reece Watkins, 38 year old, defense worker who died on Wednesday, December 15, 1943, after a short illness. The son of the late Sam Watkins, Van Lear, the deceased was employed at Jeffersonville, Ind., as a welder in the boatyards at the time of his death. The body was brought to the Jones Funeral Home and later taken to the home of a brother-in-law, Alex Farmer at Van Lear. Services were held at the Hager Hill church, Rev. Bowling, of Oak Hill, Ohio, and Rev. Scott Castle, having charge. Burial was made at the family cemetery near Leander were impressive services were held by the Masonic Order from Van Lear, of which order Mr. Watkins was a member. Surviving are his wife, the former Nora Martin, a daughter and a son
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