Luther Clinton Reece^{[1, 2, 3]}

1915 - 2002  (87 years)

• Name	Luther Clinton Reece
  Born	26 Feb 1915	Sullivan County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	District 9, Johnson County, Tennessee   [4]
  Census	1940	District 22, Sullivan County, Tennessee   [5]
  Died	21 Sep 2002	Roan Highlands Nursing Center, Roan Mountain, Carter County, Tennessee   [6, 7]
  Buried	24 Sep 2002	Morrell Cemetery, Sullivan County, Tennessee   [8]
  Person ID	I3633	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2017

  
  

  Father	Ralph Floyd Reece,   b. Abt 1891, Tennessee ,   d. 20 May 1977, Washington County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 86 years)
  Mother	Maggie A. Main,   b. Jan 1894, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Jul 1969, Carter County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Married	24 Dec 1910	Johnson County, Tennessee   [9]
  Family ID	F83476	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Nancy Ruth Ogle,   b. 26 Apr 1915, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Oct 2017  (Age 102 years)
  Married	19 Dec 1934	Sevier County, Tennessee   [10]
  Divorced	Yes, date unknown
  Children	+ 1. Robert Luther "Bob" Reece,   b. 5 Nov 1935, Trade, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Sep 2007  (Age 71 years)   2. Norma Jean Reece,   b. Abt 1938, Tennessee  (Age ~ 87 years)   3. Eddie Reece   4. Williams Reece
  Family ID	F1378	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Evelyn J. Caudill,   b. Abt 1925,   d. 1981  (Age ~ 56 years)
  Married	23 Jan 1945	Anderson County, Tennessee   [11]
  Children	1. Connie Reece   2. Faye Reece   3. Ronald C. Reece   4. Donald C. Reece   5. Jeffrey Lynn Reece
  Family ID	F176637	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 26 Feb 1915 - Sullivan County, Tennessee Married - 19 Dec 1934 - Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 23 Jan 1945 - Anderson County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 84.

  
  

• Sources

  [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 22 Sep 2007. Robert Luther Reece obituary [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 19 Oct 2017. Ruth Ogle Reece obituary [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 2 Nov 2008. Vada Reece Carr Wells obituary [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Luther Reece Event: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: District 09, Johnson, Tennessee Gender: Male Age: 15 Marital Status: Single Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1915 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Son Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 0011 Family Number: 66 Sheet Number and Letter: 4A Line Number: 16 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2257 Film Number: 2341991 Digital Folder Number: 4548171 Image Number: 00542 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Floid Reece M 36 Tennessee Wife Maggie Reece F 36 Tennessee Daughter Stella Reece F 18 Tennessee Daughter Mamie Reece F 16 Tennessee Son Luther Reece M 15 Tennessee Son Howard Reece M 12 Tennessee Son James Reece M 10 Tennessee Daughter Vada Reece F 9 Tennessee Daughter Hollie Reece F 7 Tennessee Daughter Pearl Reece F 1 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. Name L C Reece Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Civil District 22, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States Sex Male Age 25 Marital Status Married Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head Relationship to Head of Household Head Birthplace Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated) 1915 Last Place of Residence Rural, Johnson, Tennessee Household Role Sex Age Birthplace L C Reece Head M 25 Tennessee Ruth Reece Wife F 24 Tennessee Bobbie Reece Son M 4 Tennessee Norma Jean Reece Daughter F 2 Tennessee "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9M1-6FJC?cc=2000219&wc=QZXB-B9B%3A792528401%2C792442501%2C793361301%2C801664401 : accessed 27 October 2017), Tennessee > Sullivan > Civil District 22 > 82-47 Civil District 22 > image 8 of 14; citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012. [S87] Death Certificate. Name Date of Death / Age County of Death County / State of Residence Marital Status Gender Race File # REECE LUTHER C 09-21-2002 / 87 CARTER SULLIVAN / TN WIDOWER M WHITE 42563 [S142] Newspaper Article, 21 Sep 2002. Luther Clinton Reece, 87, of Piney Flats, died Saturday, September 21, 2002, at Roan Highlands Nursing Center, Roan Mountain, following an extended illness. Mr. Reece was a native of Trade and a son of the late Ralph Floyd and Maggie Mains Reece. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn J. Caudill Reece, in 1981, and by five sisters and three brothers. Mr. Reece was a member of the Church of Christ and was a retired pipe insulator. Survivors include two daughters, Connie Reece Lawson, Bristol, and Faye Reece Price, Piney Flats; three sons, Ronald C. Reece, Daphene, Ala., Donald C. Reece, Piney Flats, and Jeffrey Lynn Reece, Kingsport; a brother, James Reece, Hendersonville, N.C.; and three sisters, Lucy Cohen, Winchester, Va., Vada Wells, Sevierville, and Mary Pearl Carlson, Abingdon, Va. Six grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. Tetrick Funeral Home, Bluff City Chapel, Bluff City, (423) 538-7131, is in charge of arrangements. Visit our Web site at www.Funeral-Plans.com/Tetrick Funeral services for Luther Clinton Reece, 87, of Piney Flats, who died Saturday, September 21, 2002, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, September 24, at Mountain View Church of Christ with the Rev. Reed Mullins and Mr. Wayne Boswell, minister, officiating. Interment will follow in the Morrell Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be selected from family and friends. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday in the Bluff City Chapel. Friends may also call at the residence of Barry and Faye Price, 379 Summers Sound Road, Piney Flats, at any time. Condolences may be sent by e-mail to the Reece Family at bluffcity@funeral-plans.com. Tetrick Funeral Home, Bluff City, is in charge of arrangements. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 132556993). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Floyd Reece Titles and Terms: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 24 Dec 1910 Event Place: Johnson, Tennessee, United States Age: Birth Year (Estimated): Father's Name: Father's Titles and Terms: Mother's Name: Mother's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Name: Maggie Main Spouse's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Age: Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Mother's Name: Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms: Reference ID: 401 GS Film number: 2137084 Digital Folder Number: 004538963 Image Number: 02638 [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Luther C Reece Event Type Marriage Event Date 19 Dec 1934 Event Place Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Ruth Ogle Spouse's Gender Female "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-893F-57QS?cc=1619127&wc=Q63S-1NZ%3A1589264711%2C1589374579 : 23 December 2016), Sevier > Marriage registers, 1932-1937, vol 23-24 > image 274 of 678; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Luther Reece Event Type Marriage Event Date 23 Jan 1945 Event Place Anderson, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 29 Birth Year (Estimated) 1916 Spouse's Name Evelyn Caudill Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 20 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1925 "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BW-HSWS-5?cc=1619127&wc=Q63S-1RY%3A1589264544%2C1589374773 : 23 December 2016), Anderson > Marriage registers, 1940-1948 > image 318 of 630; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.