Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameJoseph Weldon REECE 492
BirthOct 24, 1880, Guilford County, North Carolina241
DeathJan 26, 1946, Guilford County, North Carolina241
BurialForest Lawn Cemetery, 3901 Forest Long Dr, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina241
FatherJoseph Rankin REECE (1849-1929)
MotherClaradora Elizabeth MAY (1854-1930)
Spouses
BirthAug 29, 1883, Guilford County, North Carolina241
DeathAug 14, 1947, Guilford County, North Carolina241
BurialForest Lawn Cemetery, 3901 Forest Long Dr, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina241
MotherNellie Minerva SHEPHERD (1855-1886)
MarriageDec 18, 1901, Guilford County, North Carolina241
ChildrenPaul Edward (1907-1973)
 John Eugene (1910-)
 Lessie May (1916-)
Obituary Online notes for Joseph Weldon REECE
Joseph was the son of Cladora May and Joseph Rankin Reece. He married Erie Parrish on 18 Dec 1901 in Guilford County, NC, and they had three known children.

His obituary in the Greensboro Record, January 28, 1946, provides that he died in the Piedmont Memorial hospital following a three-week illness. He was connected with the maintenance department of the city schools for 22 years.

Surviving included his wife, Erie Parrish Reece; two sons, John E. and Paul E. Reece, and a daughter, Miss Lessie Reece, all of Greensboro; one brother, Virgil Reece, McLeansville; four sisters, Mrs. C.H. Reese, McLeansville, Miss Lodoskie Reece, Greensboro, Mrs. C.E. Greeson, Burlington and Mrs. W.G. Coble, Gibsonville. 470, Joseph Weldon Reece
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