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Kit Carson County Pioneers:

Clark L. and Caroline (Weber) Reece, 10 South 49 West



In 1880 Putnam County, Ohio, Frank H. Reese is farming, 47, Sarah 46, Clark 12, Harry 10, Clayton 8, Ellis 4, Will 2, and a newborn daughter, all born in Ohio.

Clark L. Reece and Mary R. Wineman married on Sept 30, 1894 in Paulding County, Ohio.

In 1900 Paulding County, Mary Reece is with her parents Oliver and Rebecca Wineman. SHe'married but no spouse, born Aug 1873 in Ohio, with Eldo K. born June 1895, all in Ohio.

Clark L. Reece, 36, born in Ohio to Frank H. Reece and Sarah Freeman, married Caroline Weber, 32, born in Canada, father Peter. , on Sept 11, 1904 in Detroit, Michigan.

In 1910 Milford, Oakland County, Michigan, Clark is 42, Carrie 37, with Kenneth E. Reese 14 born in Ohio.

Clark L. Reece proved up a quarter in section 29, 10S 49W in 1917.
Clark is farming in Kit Carson County in 1920, 52 born in Ohio, with Caroline 47 in Canada.

In 1930 Janesville, Greenwood County, Kansas, Clark is farming, 62 born in Ohio, with Delia E. 58 born in Illinois.
Clark is a grocer in 1940 Wichita, Kansas, widowed, in a lodging house.

Kenneth E. Reece and Flossie Kinzer married on June 19, 1918 in Kit Carson County.

Kenneth is in Kit Carson County in 1920, probably Seibert, 4, born in Ohio, no occupation. He's married to Flossie A. 33 born in Kansas, with mary I. three months old.

Kenneth and Flossie are in Wichita, Kansas in 1940, also a grocery, Mary 20 born in Colorado is a clerk for them, and they have Raymond 17 born in Kansas, George 14 and Belva 12 in Utah, and Howard 9 in Kansas.

March 9, 1944 Belleville, Kansas " Mr. and Mrs. Bert Laikins entertained Sunday at dinner, their guests including Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Reece and Larry, Mrs K. E. Reece, George, Belva and Howard, all of Wichita."

Raymond D. Reece, born 1922 in Goodland, Kansas, died June 8, 1946 in Wichita, buried there # 54829236.

His neck broken, Raymond Dale Reece, 23 of 420 ½ South Emporia, died en route to a hospital Saturday afternoon after a motorcycle he was riding struck a car driven by P. M. Corridon, 42, of Champaign, Ill., a salesman of doctors’ supplies.
The accident happened in the 3000 block on South Broadway. Accompanying a group of about 25 motorcycle riders, Reece was heading for Oklahoma City after finishing work for the day as a painter.
Deputy Sheriffs Bob Dallas and Art Fesler said Reece stopped at the side of the highway to talk with another motorcycle rider and was continuing on his way when the accident happened.
According to the deputies, Corridon, also traveling south on the road, had pulled to the side and was in the process of making a U-turn when the accelerating motorcycle struck the side of his car.
They quoted the salesman as saying he had believed all of the motorcycles had passed and thought the way was clear to make the turn.
Corridon was released on his recognizance, Dallas said. No formal charge was filed against him. The release was arranged through Corrdion’s insurance company, Dallas said.
Corridon, who has been staying at a hotel in Wichita, was accompanied by his wife at the time of the accident. He is to report Monday to the office of County Attorney Pat Warnick.
Reece was taken in an ambulance to St. Francis hospital, but died en route, the deputies said. Dr. Cramer Reid, resident physician at the hospital, said death was caused by a fractured neck. He acted as coroner.
A native Kansan, Reece was born July 12, 1922, in Goodland. He came to Wichita seven years ago from Stafford.
Reece was married to the former Erma Grace VanBuren August 7, 1940, at Wellington. He was a member of the Presbyterian church.
Besides his wife, survivors include a 4-year-old son, Larry Eugene Reece; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Reece, 2237 South Hydraulic; two sisters, Mary Idalida and Belva Lee Reece, both of the home; two brothers, Howard L. Reece, also of 2237 South Hydraulic, and Pfc. George Bentley Reece, of Rheims, France.

Grace might be the one in Marion County, Kansas 18, with Roy 59 and Goldie 55, orville 13 and Donald 9, all born in Kanss.

1969 Wellington, Kansas "Dr. and Mrs. Earl Reeves and family of St. Louis were visiting with Mrs. Raymond Reece"

One tree said Grace (Van Buren) died December 28, 2009 in Tucson Arizona.


In 1949 Wichita, Kenneth is a toolmaker at Boeing, with Flossie at 2237 S. Hydraulic Avenue.

Kenneth Reece, born June 20, 1895, died in October 1967, last residence Fontana, California.
"Services for Kenneth E. Reece 2 p.m. today, First Lutheran Church. Fontana; burial, Crestlawn Memorial Park. Norco; Stanley L. Dickey Mortuary, Fontana directing."

Flossie A. Reece, born Feb 14, 1897 in Kansas, died October 23, 1972 in San Bernardino, California.

" Flossie A. Reece, 75, of 15588 Merrill Ave., Fontana, died Monday in a Upland hospital. She was born in Kansas and was a 17-year resident of Fontana. Mrs. Reece was a member of the First Lutheran Church, Fontana. Survivors include two sons, George B., of La Mirada, and Howard L., of Norwalk; two daughters, Mary Cole of Lancaster and Belva Green of Fontana; a sister, Edna Wallace of Colorado; 15 grandchildren and one greatgrandchild. Services will be at 1 p.m. tomorrow at the First Lutheran Church followed by burial at Crestlawn Memorial Park, Riverside."

"Funeral services for Howard L. Reece, 81, of Walnut Shade, were held July 14, 2012, at Faith Lutheran Church in Branson with the Rev. Kirshner officiating. Burial will be at a later date in Cupp Cemetery in Walnut Shade under the direction of Snapp-Bearden Funeral Home in Branson. He died July 9, 2012, at Cox Medical Center South in Springfield.
He was born May 21, 1931, in Hamilton, Kan., son of Kenneth E. and Flossie A. Kinzer Reece. He was a U.S. Navy Korean War veteran. In 1953, he married Anna Lee Allen at Hickam Air Force Base in Honolulu, Hawaii. He worked at an aircraft manufacturer building the electrical assembly for aircraft. He was later a deputy for the sheriff’s office in Los Angeles County, Calif. In 1991, he moved here from Norwalk, Calif.. He was a member of Faith Lutheran Church in Branson. He was a member of the Freedom of Road Riders and the Southwest Missouri Model A Club.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers Raymond Reece and George Reece; and sister Mary Cole."

Mary Idalia (Reece) Cole 1919-2004 # 19594266, with Loren Earl Cole 1920-1991 buried in Riverside National.

"MARY I. COLE, 84, a resident of Fontana, CA for 6 years, passed away on February 17, 2004, at Doctors Hospital Medical Center of Montclair. She was born on October 28, 1919, in Flagler, Colorado. She was a homemaker for 62 years. She was affiliated with First Lutheran Church in Fontana & Grace Lutheran Church in Lancaster, CA. She lived in Lancas ter for 36 years prior to coming to Fontana. She is survived by her brother, Sweed Reece of Walnut Shade, Missouri; sister, Belva Green of Fontana, CA; many nieces and nephews. Visitation: Friday, February 20, 2004, 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. at First Lutheran Church, 9315 Citrus Ave., Fontana, CA. Funeral: Service: Friday, February 20, 2004, 10 a.m. at First Lutheran Church, Fontana, CA. Interment: Riverside National Cemetery."

George Bentleigh Reece born August 6, 1925, died April 3, 1999 - last residence La Mirada.


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