The Virginian-Pilot
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DATE: Thursday, September 21, 1995           TAG: 9509210353
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH                     LENGTH: Short :   25 lines

WILLIAM E. REESE SR.

William Evan Reese Sr. passed away on Sept. 19, 1995, in Norfolk.

He was born in 1912, in Baltimore, Md., and was a 1934 graduate of St. John's College, Annapolis. He was the beloved husband of Eleanor Hissey Reese; beloved father of William Reese Jr. of Columbus, Neb., Dallas Cunningham DeBell of Denver, Colo., and Barbara Barranco of Virginia Beach; beloved grandfather of Robert Cunningham, Pamela Cunningham, Rhys Barranco Lutsky, Melissa Barranco, Ellen Reese and Kim Reese.

Mr. Reese was a lifelong Presbyterian and served as a Presbyterian elder for over 40 years. He was also a retired AT&T accountant.

A memorial service will be held at Kings Grant Presbyterian Church, Virginia Beach, at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 29, 1995. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to a church.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB