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Leler Reece, 83, of Western Grove

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Leler “Rita” Reece, 83, of Western Grove, died in Springdale, Sunday, Sept. 27 (2020). Private graveside services were held at Sand Hill Cemetery in Yardelle, with Derwin Martin officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Coffman Funeral Home of Harrison. Memorials may be made to Sand Hill Cemetery Fund, HC 32, Box 167, Hasty, Arkansas, 72640.

Rita was born in Picayune, Mississippi on March 27, 1937. Rita and her husband moved to Newton County 15 years ago after Hurricane Katrina. She was a member of the Newton County Senior Center's Ridge Runners team. She attended Yardelle Chapel.

She was preceded in death by her parents, John B. Ladner, Sr., and Leler O. (Redmond) Ladner; her son, Thomas E. "Rusty" Reece, Jr.; two brothers, J.L. Ladner, John B. "Boy" Ladner, Jr.; four sisters, Mary Alice Blackwell, Hilda Hayden, Violetta "Doodle" Faye and Ellender Faye.

Rita is survived by her husband of 64 years, Thomas E. Reece, Sr., of Western Grove; two daughters, Wanda Graham, of Western Grove, Colleen Rawlings, of Biloxi, Mississippi; a brother, J.D. Ladner, of Pass Christian, Mississippi and other relatives.



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