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Mrs. Bernice Pennell Reese
04/13/1921 - 07/17/2022
Mrs. Bernice Pennell Reese, age 101, of Fredericksburg and formerly of La Crosse, died on Sunday July 17, 2022. She was a retired book keeper for La Crosse Sportswear and the widow of John E. Reese, Jr. Mrs. Reese is survived by her daughter-in-law, Mary G. Reese of Fredericksburg; her two grandchildren: Charles David Reese, Jr. of Fredericksburg and Mary Charlene Reese Snellings of Fredericksburg and her seven great-grandchildren. Mrs. Reese was preceded in death by her parents, Onias and Lillie Pennell; her son, Charles D. Reese, Sr. and her daughter, Lola Jean Reese. A funeral service will be conducted on Sunday July 24th at 2:00 P.M. in the La Crosse Baptist Church with interment to follow in the Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery in Union Level. The family will receive friends from 1:00 P.M. until service time in the church. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions in Mrs. Reese’s name may be made to Mary Washington Hospice at 2300 Fall Hill Avenue, Suite 401, Fredericksburg, VA 22401 or to the La Crosse Baptist Church at P.O. Box 40, La Crosse, VA 23950. Online condolences may be made through our website, www.crowderhitecrews.com. Crowder-Hite-Crews Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Reese family.
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At Crowder-Hite-Crews we’ve always been proud to say that we are large enough to serve and small enough to care. When you choose us, we consider this a sacred trust between your family and ours. We offer a full range of funeral service, whether for a traditional funeral or cremation, and we are able to assist families worldwide. In February of 2004 we installed a crematorium to better serve our cremation families. We now do all cremations in our facility, saving transport to another location for this service. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about the cremation process.
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Family in Virginia
We send our sympathies, thoughts, and prayers. We pray that you find comfort and peace in the many wonderful memories of good times enjoyed together with Bernice. We cherish our time with her family here in Virginia and we know that her goodness lives on in them.
Neighbor & Friend
Sorry to hear of Mrs. Reese’s passing…I did not realize she had surpassed the Century Mark in Birthdays, but I know why. She was always this determined, easy-going neighbor who walked our corner of town consistently. I know John tested her will and patience sometimes, but I never saw a change in her demeanor. She was a good woman…
Rev. & Mrs. Don Owen
So sorry to read of Mrs. Reese’s death. We send our love, thoughts, sympathy and prayers to you Mary, her grandchildren and family.