Roby Columbus Reece

Roby married Callie Lucretia Miller about 1900 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Callie (daughter of Rev. Alfred E. Miller and Malinda Susannah Cazort) was born on 29 Dec 1884 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 2 Apr 1947 in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Reece Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Annie married Haskel Lundy Wagner about 1921 in , Giles County, Tennessee, . Haskel (son of Robert Wagner and Julia Davis) was born on 18 Jul 1900 in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; died on 21 Mar 1955 in Sullivan County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Shelby Hills Cemetery, , Sullivan County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Willis married Rosa Dove Whaley about 1929 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Rosa was born on 18 Feb 1914 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 20 Feb 2001 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Butler Memorial Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hillery married Ethel C. Reece about 132 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Ethel (daughter of Arthur R. Reece and Sarah Amanda Jane Main) was born on 17 Jun 1910 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 19 Oct 2004 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Phillippi Cemetery, Highway 421, Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martin married Wilma H. Heaton on 24 Dec 1933 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Wilma (daughter of Walter H. Heaton and Ida Jeanette Greer) was born on 12 Oct 1918 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 31 May 1997 in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Reece Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mrs. Hester D. Reece Eggers, age 89, of 919 Medical Park Drive, Mountain City, formerly of Trade, Tenn., passed away, Friday, Dec. 1, 2006 in the Mountain City Care Center following an extended illness.

She was a native of Johnson County and was born Sept. 14, 1917 to the late Roby C. and Callie Miller Reece.

Mrs. Eggers was a member of the Mountain City Church of Christ and loved flowers, gardening, quilting and her family and friends.

Survivors include three sons, Donald Eggers and wife, Louise, of Vilas, N.C., Curtis Eggers and wife, Lucy, of Boone, N.C., Norman Ray (Bub) Eggers or Trade, Tenn.; five daughters, Louise Morefield and husband, Everette, of Meadowview, Va., Lucille Cress of Mountain City, Juanita Eggers of Mountain City, Cara Lee Johnson and husband, Bernard, of Boone, N.C. and Jo Ella Winters of Mountain City; one daughter-in-law, Susie Eggers of Catawba, N.C.; one brother, Roby Reece Jr. of Have-De-Grace, Md.; one sister, Dora Eggers of Mountain City, Tenn.; 28 grandchildren; 47 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and a host of friends.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Edgar W. Eggers, who passed away Jan. 3, 2004; also by a son, Cecil Eggers; four brothers and five sisters; one son-in-law, Allen Cress; one great-granddaughter; and one great-grandson.

Funeral services were held 2:00 p. m. Sunday, Dec. 3, 2006 from the Chapel of the Henson Funeral Home with Mr. Vergil Cretsinger and Mr. Bill Reece, ministers officiating.

Burial followed in the Sunset Memorial Park.

Hester married Edgar Woodrow Eggers about 1933 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Edgar (son of Squire Emmet Eggers and Aden B. "Ada" Eggers) was born on 12 Oct 1912 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 3 Jan 2000 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, , Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Walter Dayton Reece, age 87, of Mountain City, Tennessee, passed away on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at the Hillview Health Center and Nursing Home of Elizabethton. He was born on April 11, 1931 to the late Hillery Reece and Ethel Carol Reece. In addition to his parents, Walter was preceded in death by his wife, Imogene McQueen Reece, a son, Walter Ricky Reece; sisters, Beulah Allen and Lucille Jenkins and brothers, Claude Reece, Clyde Reece and Herbert Reece.

Walter loved the outdoors, and especially enjoyed camping and fishing. He enjoyed spending time with his family and especially enjoyed spending time with his Church family.

He was a United States Army Veteran, having served during the Korean War.

Those left to cherish his memories include his son and daughter-in-law, Roger and Jo Ann Reece of Mountain City; grandchildren, Gary Reece and Gina Meade and husband Jamie; great grandchild, Lucas Reece, all of Mountain City, TN; several cousins, nieces and nephews.

Graveside service with military rites will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 15, 2018 at the Blevins Cemetery, Shady Valley, TN with Tommy Reece and the Johnson County Honor Guard officiating.

Walter married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Maxine Jeanette Reece Michael passed into eternal rest on December 5, 2021, surrounded by loved ones at Hermitage Health Center in Elizabethton, Tennessee. A faithful servant of the Lord, she has completed her course with the race won.

The eldest of nine children, she was born on October 22, 1935, in Shady Valley to the late Martin L. Reece and the late Wilma Heaton Reece. She grew up in Trade, Tennessee.

She was preceded in death by her first husband, Robert Michael. She was also preceded by her second husband, Andy Price. Her son, Robert B. Michael, and brothers, Freddie Reece, Jerry Reece, Johnnie Reece, Tommie Reece, and Eugene Reece also precede her.

She is survived by a large, loving family: Her children, Hazel (John) Hollaway, Cathy (Ernest Ray) Michael, Marty (Karen Horne) Michael, Joy (Brenden) Michael Bohannon, and daughter-in-law Althea Michael; 13 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, and 11 great-great-grandchildren; Brothers Gary (Roseletta) Reece, Bill (Glenda) Reece, sister Margaret (Larry) Wallace, sisters-in-law Carolyn Reece, Phyllis Reece, and Elaine Reece and a great number of nieces, nephews, and cousins. She was especially close to her grandchildren Madalyn, Lauryn, Kristyn, and Cormac.

During her life Maxine filled a number of roles, among them: homemaker, a worker in the bean fields when Mountain City was the Green Bean Capitol of the World, keeping boarders while her young family lived in Pennsylvania, cleaning for individuals and businesses in Oregon and Tennessee, as well as the Mountain City and Trade Post Offices, operating a variety store in the Old Trade School, working at both Burlington and Leco, making and selling beautiful quilts, and was a contract mail carrier for many years. She took great joy and pride in hard work and a job well done, but the roles of which she was most proud was being a mother and grandmother.

She became a Christian at Centerview Church of Christ in Trade and was a member of First Christian Church of Mountain City for decades. She maintained a card ministry for the Joy Class at FCC until dementia stole her ability to do so.

Maxine was a voracious reader throughout most of her life. She was an avid gardener known for her beautiful yard on North Church Street. She loved every baby she ever saw, she never met a Little Debbie cake she didn’t like, and made the absolute best potato soup and cornbread that anyone has ever had.

A viewing for all immediate and extended family members will be from 11:00 to 11:30 AM on Thursday, December 9, 2021, at Mountain City Funeral Home. A service led by Pastor Dwayne Dickson will be held from 11:30-12:30 with interment at Sunset Memorial Park following. Pallbearers are Marty Michael, John Hollaway, Peyton Hollaway, David Hollaway, Brenden Bohannon, and Ernest Ray.

Maxine married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]