Dorothy Reece

Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, May 12, at Calvary Baptist Church, with visitation one hour prior to services. Burial will be at 3:00 p.m. Monday, May 12, in Old Shiloh Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, IL.Memorials may be made to Calvary Baptist Church.Dorothy was born on January 21, 1921, in Mt. Vernon, IL, the daughter of June Clifford and Ollie Mae (Moyer) Hicks. She married William Reece on March 21, 1942, in Mt. Vernon.Dorothy worked as a supervisor for Mt. Vernon Garment Factory until 1946, after ten years of service. She was a homemaker most of her life. She was a wonderful cook, seamstress, and enjoyed keeping her husband William on the straight and narrow. Dorothy was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and formerly a member of Park Avenue Baptist Church from 1942-1959.Surviving are her husband of 66 years, William Jeep, of Decatur; daughters Linda Jean Reece and Marsha Kay Carter, both of Decatur; grandchildren Kresta Braswell and husband Danny of Jacksonville, FL, Saria Saccocio and husband Seth of Rome, GA, Amy Kirk and husband Brian of Mt. Zion, IL, and Adam Buxton and wife Erin of Decatur, IL; great grandchildren Jessie, Justin, Grace, Carter and Ella; brother William Hicks and wife Alice of Windsor, IL; and sister Ruth Shockley of Vienna, MO.Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, brothers Lloyd Hicks, Willis Hicks, Carl Hicks, Harry Hicks, and Kenneth Hicks, sisters Virginia Bushong and Hallie East. "
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