Jimmy Marion Reece, passed away at the age of 68, in Denton Texas on Thursday, April 4, 2013 in Denton. He was born October 15, 1944 in Blairsville Georgia to Paul Eugene Reece and Willa Bell Fritz Ensley Caylor. He served in the U.S. Air Force during both the Korean and Vietnam Wars and retired after nearly thirty years of service. Upon retirement from the Air Force, Jimmy dedicated another twenty years to his country, serving with the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Jimmy Reece married the love of his life Jenny Westbrook on August 28, 1968 in Wilmington North Carolina.
Visitation will be Monday, April 8, 2013 from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. prior to the service at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of DeBerry Funeral Directors with Rev. Ross Appleton officiating. Burial will be Saturday the thirteenth of April at Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Blairsville Georgia.
He is survived by wife, Jenny Reece of Denton; daughter Helen Marie Reece of West Virginia.; three sons, Jimmy Reece of West Virginia., Thomas Reece of Denton and James Reece of Austin; mother, Willa Bell Fritz Caylor of Blairsville Georgia; sister, Phylis Stinson of Blairsville Georgia; brother Ronnie Reece of Georgia; eleven grandchildren and two great grandchildren.