Dallas Reese, Sr.

Obituary: Dallas Ray Reese Sr. 83 of Concord, NC died peacefully Wednesday morning June 18, 2014 at Tucker Hospice House, Concord, NC. A native of Highlands, Macon County, North Carolina, he was born on Buttermilk Level, October 14, 1930 at 6:40am, the fraternal twin brother of Alice Faye Reese and the son of the late Robert Lee & Myrtle Cora Henderson Reese. He graduated from Highlands High School & attended Truett-McConnell Junior College in Cleveland, GA. He graduated from Fruitland Bible Baptist College in Hendersonville, NC. As a child he battled polio and survived to lead a rich life. As a teenager he worked the projectors and was a ticket taker at the old Galax Movie Theatre on Main St. in Highlands, NC. In 1960, he began his career as a Baptist minister in Clayton, GA. On August 30, 1963 he married elementary school teacher Ila Sue Johnson from Jefferson, SC. They moved to Concord, NC and he worked as a supply minister and for a brief time as a salesman for Southern Life Insurance and then began a long career with UNOCAL in Charlotte, NC. He retired in 1993. He loved playing and watching golf and watching all sports. He loved music as well and always had a song to sing. He was a devoted Christian, husband, father, brother and friend to many. After retirement he researched his family history extensively and traveled the country with his wife visiting places far and wide. They spent 45 wonderful years together until her passing in September 2008. Mr. Reese was also predeceased by a brother Robert Lee (Pete) Reese Jr. & sister-in-law Sue Reese of Highlands, NC. Surviving are 2 sons & a daughter, 11 grandchildren & 1 great-grandchild: Son, Dallas Ray Reese Jr. & wife Amy, kids; Logan, Tyler, Katie, Ben, Emily and Luke Reese. Daughter, Kathryn Renee Brewer & husband Jorge Brewer & kids, Dillon, Madelyne & Riley Jones, Great grandchild, Aiyden Patterson; Son, Daryl Russell Reese & wife Lori & kids Evan & Hayley Reese. Also surviving are: twin sister, Alice Faye Sewell of Austin, Texas, sister Lucy Reese of Jacksonville, Fla, brother Furman Reese of Seneca, SC and sister Anne Reese of Greenville, SC. Mr. Reese was a faithful and active Deacon & member of Odell Baptist Church in Concord for 4 decades. A celebration of his life and funeral service will be held at Odell Baptist Church at 3:00 P.M. Sunday, June 22, 2014 at Odell Baptist Church with Rev. Rodney Taylor officiating. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park in Concord, NC. The family will receive friends 1:30-2:45 P.M. Sunday prior to the service at the church. Memories and condolences may be shared at: www.whitleysfuneralhome.com. Donations or memorials to: Hospice & Palliative Care of Cabarrus County 5003 Hospice Lane, Kannapolis, NC 28081 www.hpccc.org or Fruitland Baptist Bible College 1455 Gilliam Rd. Hendersonville, NC 28792.
Visitation: 1:30-2:45 P.M. Sunday June 22, 2014 Odell Baptist Church

Service: 3:00 P.M. Sunday June 22, 2014 Odell Baptist Church

Interment: Carolina Memorial Park