Viva M. Reece^[1]

1929 - 2016  (86 years)

• Name	Viva M. Reece
  Born	19 Dec 1929
  Gender	Female
  Died	16 Feb 2016  [2]
  Buried	20 Feb 2016  [3]
  Person ID	I97395	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	28 Feb 2016

  
  

  Father	Floyd William Reece,   b. 10 Dec 1903, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 24 Mar 1985  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Melvina Carlisle,   b. 1 May 1910, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Mar 1998  (Age 87 years)
  Married	2 Nov 1924	Bakers Branch
  Family ID	F35456	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Hugh S. Smith,   d. Bef 16 Feb 2016
  Children	1. Sam H. Smith,   d. Bef 16 Feb 2016   2. Jane Smith
  Family ID	F165964	Group Sheet

  
  

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• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 209. [S124] Brown Funeral Home, Newport, Tennessee, (http://www.newportfunerals.com), 16 Feb 2016. (December 19, 1929 - February 16, 2016) Viva M. Smith, age 86, a resident of Del Rio, Tennessee, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Tuesday, February 16, 2016. Viva attended Del Rio First Church of God. She was known by most for her famous fried apple pies and her stack cakes. She will be remembered for her vivacious spirit and willingness to help those in need. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Hugh S. Smith, son Sam H. Smith, her parents, Floyd and Melvina Reece, sisters, Katherine Long, Shirley Kelch, Mary Ross, brothers, Leon and Eugene Reece, mother-in-law, Chattie S. Rainwater, and her beloved brother-in-law, Joseph Stokely Rainwater. She is survived by her daughter, Jane Smith, granddaughter, Sheila Howard, sisters, Linda Bible, Jerusha Campbell, brother, Isaace Reece, many nieces and nephews, special friend and cousin, Virginia Stokely, caregiver, Janet Jones, and a host of dear friends. The family will receive friends Friday, February 19, 2016 from 5pm-7pm in the Brown Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral service will follow at 7pm with Rev. Harold Jones officiating. Burial will take place in the A.J. Stokely Family Cemetery Saturday, February 20, 2016 at 12 noon. Brown Funeral Home is honored to serve the Smith family. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 158271357).