Joseph Allen Reece
December 30, 1940 ~ July 26, 2008
Joseph Allen “Jodie” Reece, 67 of Savoyard, died Saturday, July 26th, 2008 at his residence after an extended illness. He was a wonderful husband, father, grandpa, son and brother. He was the son of the late Paul Vernon and Mary Lucille Reece and a member of the Baptist faith.
He is survived by his wife of 47 years Betty Bushong Reece; two sons: Ricky Reece and his wife Vickie of Glasgow and John Reece of Glasgow; two daughters: Beverly Fields and her husband Mitchell of Savoyard and Kimberly Railey and her husband Thomas of Glasgow; four grandchildren: Scott Morgan and his wife Nita, Tasha Wilson and Jerry D. Pippin, Christopher and Megan Railey who will miss their “Poppie” greatly. Four great-grandchildren: Isaiah Morgan, Jeremiah Morgan, Adam Morgan and Jamison Pippin; three sisters: Ann and (John) Bishop, Sue and (Flevel) Davis and Virginia Craine; two brothers: Larry Reece and Bobby Reece. Many nieces, nephews and friends.
Besides his parents he was preceded in death by a son Joe Allen Reece and a grandson James Howard Wilson and a great-granddaughter Cheyenne Lynn Morgan.
Funeral will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday at the Hatcher & Saddler Funeral Home with Bro. Roger Poynter officiating. Burial will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery at Randolph. Friends may call after 12 noon Monday at the funeral home.