Barbara Lucille Reese

October 8, 1937 - April 3, 2015

Barbara Lucille Reese, 77, of Groves, Texas passed away peacefully on Friday, April 3, 2015 at Christus St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur, Texas. She was born on October 8, 1937 to Ida Lafler Hoose and Erwin Hoose in Pennyan, New York. She has been a resident of the area for over 54 years. Barbara entered the U. S. Army as a young girl. She trained as Medical Tech and was assigned to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, where she meet and married the love of her life for 54 years, her husband and also a Medical Tech, Edward Reese. After their military service, they returned to Port Arthur as Edward began his career with local chemical company and Barbara raised their family. She is survived by her loving husband, Edward Reese of Groves, two daughters, Linda Kay Ray of Lumberton and Patricia Ellen Reese of Groves, two step-sons, Edward James Reese, Jr. of Wisconsin and Charles Thomas Reese of Bullock, Texas, 7 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. She is also survived by her sister, Shirley Edwell of Buffalo, NY along with numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation will be on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 from 5 PM till 8 PM at Clayton Thompson Funeral Home in Groves. Funeral Service will be at 10:00 AM Wednesday, April 8, 2015 in the Thompson Memorial Chapel at Clayton Thompson with Rev. Marty Boddie, officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches.