Nelcy Reece, Sr.

Canton-Nelcy Loranze Reece, Sr., age 79, died Wednesday, September 22, 2004 at Memorial Mission Hospital Campus. He was a son of the late Harl and Bessie Gentry Reece and was the husband of Margaret Inman Reece who died in 1988. He was also preceded in death by a son, Ernest Reece. Mr. Reece retired from Champion International with 31 years of service. He was a United States Army veteran of World War II and was a member of Burnette Siding Baptist Church and was an avid bear hunter. He is survived by one daughter, Brenda Greene and her husband Paul of Canton, three sons, Nelcy Reece, Jr. and his wife Leatha and Ronnie Reece and his wife Peggy, all of Canton and Donald Reece of Waynesville, three brothers, Eugene Reece of Canton, Glenn Reece and Virgil Reece, both Washington, 8 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 24, 2004 at the Canton Chapel of Wells Funeral Homes & Cremation Services. Reverend Anthony Greene and Mr. Jeff Reece will officiate. Burial will follow at Sunburst Cemetery. Graveside military rites will be conducted by the VFW Post# 5202 and the American Legion Post #47. The family will receive friends from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Haywood Baptist Association for Flood Victims, P.O. Box 628, Clyde, NC 28721.

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