Sarah Emilene Maples

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"Johnson County News," Thursday, March 25, 1943
LONG ILLNESS FATAL TO MRS. J. I. REECE
Mrs. Sarah Emmaline Maples Reece, mother of Congressman B. Carroll Reece, died last Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. at her home in Johnson City.
Born at Broylesville in Washington County, she was the great-great-granddaughter of Col. Jacob Brown founder of the Settlement of Nolichuckey and a member of the board of commissioners of the Watauga Settlement, which played such a significant part in the early history of the Appalachian area.
Her father was the Rev. L. L. Maples, organizer of the Watauga Baptist Association and at one time Carter-Johnson representative in the state legislature.
Her husband John Isaac Reece died in 1918.
She was a member of the Butler Baptist Church. She spent most of her life in Johnson County but moved to Johnson City in 1924.
Mrs. Reece had the distinction of sending sons to three wars: Wilson and John, the latter deceased, to the Spanish-American War; B. Carroll and Lemiel to World War I, and Major Raleigh Reece, serving in the Army Air Corps at Kansas City, in World War II.
Of her 14 children – 11 sons and three daughters, 11 survive. The daughters are, Mrs. Robert Thompson of LaFayette, Ind., and Mrs. H. B. Cupp of Johnson City. The sons are James, Wisson and Millard of Chattanooga, Jacob of Butler, Joseph of Pickens, S. C., Asa of Clearwater, Fla., Lemiel of Elizabethton, and B. Carroll and Raleigh of Johnson City.
Two sons, John and Fraher, and a daughter, Amanda, are deceased.
Twenty-two grandsons and 11 great-grandchildren survive.
Funeral services were held Thursday at 10:00 a.m. with Dr. W. R. Rigen, pastor of the Central Baptist Church in charge. Burial in the Dugger Cemetery at Sugar Grove on the Watauga River near Butler.

Sarah married John Isaac Reece on 14 Oct 1875 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. John (son of James Franklin Reece and Anna Eggers) was born about 1854 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Elsie I. Crosswhite about 1913 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Elsie (daughter of Joseph Grant Crosswhite and Iantha Catharine "Kate" Lloyd) was born in Aug 1890 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"Elizabethton Star," Monday, May 24, 1937
REECE RITES TUESDAY P.M.
John E. Reece, 57, of Graysville, Tenn., brother of Congressman B. Carroll Reece and Lem L. Reece, died Sunday morning at 11:45 at Mountain Home hospital in Johnson City following an illness of several months.
Funeral services and interment will be at Sugar Grove Baptist Church near Butler, Tuesday afternoon at 3:00 with the Rev. James Sherwood officiating. The funeral procession will leave Appalachian Funeral Home in Johnson City at 1:00 p.m.
Mr. Reece, a Spanish American War veteran, was for many years in the merchantile[sic] business at Butler, and for the past few years had been connected with the Inspection Bureau of the Federal Alcohol Tax unit.
He is survived by his widow, Minnie Doughtery Reece; his mother, Mrs. Sallie E. Reece of Johnson City; the following brothers and sisters, J. L. Reece, W. L. Reece, W. J. Reece, B. Carroll Reece, Lem L. Reece, Mrs. Anna R. Thompson, Millard B. Reece, Mrs. H. B. Cupp and Raleigh Reece.
Active pallbearers, who will assemble at the Sugar Grove church at 2:45 p.m., will be Jack Anderson, Scott Burton, Allen Courtner, Dr. G. Hughes, Ray Shoun, Alfred M. Stout, M. F. Summerlin and Arthur Wagner.

John married Minnie Doughtery about 1900. Minnie was born about 1880. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"The Tomahawk," Wednesday, October 30, 1968
W.J. (Jake) Reece, 87, Rt. 8 Johnson City, died Wednesday night in Jonesboro Nursing Home following an extended illness.
A native of Johnson County and son of the late Isaac and Sarah Maples Reece, he had lived in Johnson City for the past 10 years. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Sugar Grove Baptist Church.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Ellen I. Reece; one daughter, Mrs. Bobby Curry, Rt. 8; one sister, Mrs. Robert Thompson, Lafayette, Ind.; five brothers, Wilson L. and Millard, Chattanooga, Joseph I., Pickens, S.C., Osa C., Clearwater, Fla., and Lem L., Jonesboro; a number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted Friday at 2:30 p.m., from the Sugar Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Cohen Arms officiating. Burial was in the Dugger Cemetery.
Pall-bearers[sic] were James Potter, Lionel Potter, Lowell Isaacs, Raymond Isaacs, Shafter Stout and France Holloway.
Flower-bearers[sic] were ladies of the church and friends.

Walter married Ellen Eliza Isaacs on 22 Sep 1906 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Ellen (daughter of Thomas Isaacs and Amanda Caroline Dugger) was born on 21 Feb 1885 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 13 Nov 1974 in Washington County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Congresman from East Tennessee

Brazilla married Louise C. Goff about 1927 in Washington, , , District of Columbia. Louise (daughter of Guy D. Goff and Ann Baker) was born on 6 Nov 1898 in Milwaukee County, , , Wisconsin; died on 14 Mar 1970 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Monte Vista Memorial Park, , Washington County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"Johnson County News," Thursday, July 25, 1946
RALEIGH V. REECE
Funeral services for Raleigh V. Reece, brother of Congressman B. Carroll Reece, chairman of the Republican National Committee, who died last Friday night in the Veterans' Administration Hospital, were held at the home of a sister, Mrs. H. P. Cupp, on the government reservation Monday.
Mr. Reece was textile manager of American Bembery Corporation in Elizabethton before entering the armed services in 1942. He was a graduate of Carson-Newman College, a former teacher and newspaperman.
Mr. Reece succeeded John T. Scoopes of the famous evolution test trial in the school system at Dayton in 1925. He served in the Army Air Corps and was discharged with the rank of lieutenant colonel.