Judd Reese
July 17, 1852-June 25, 1931
Niles Daily Star, Friday June 26, 1931; page 1, col 6, microfilm, Niles District Library (From K. Alton)
Judd Reese of Howard Twp. Family dies at Home of His Nephew
Judd Reese, of Yankeetown, Florida, died on Thursday afternoon at 3:30 in the home of his nephew, Eugene Huntly at Barron Lake. Apparently in his usual good health he had driven to Niles from Yankeetown two weeks ago to be present at the Reese family reunion which was to have been held on July 4 in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Huntly. He was taken seriously ill 10 days ago and grew steadily weaker until his death.
Mr. Reese, a son of Judson Wade, and Catherine Willard Reese, pioneer residents of Howard township, was born on the farm where death came to him yesterday. He grew to manhood there. On September 5, 1876 he was married to Ellen Green of Vandalia. They resided with his parents for a number of years until they purchased and moved to the farm just north of his father’s. For a number of years they were residents of Niles but because of Mrs. Reese’s health they moved to Yankeetown seven years ago. She died there in November, 1926. No children were born to them.
Surviving Mr. Reese are two nieces, Catherine Odell of Cincinnatus, N.Y., and Mrs. Louise Skinner of Detroit, three nephews, Clarence Huntly of Cincinnatus, Winifred Huntly of Roswell, N.M., and Eugene Huntly of Barron Lake.
Mr. Reese’s sister, Mrs. Anna Huntly died on March 30, 1930.
Mr. Reese was a member of the First Baptist church in Niles and had been deeply interested in the little church in Yankeetown during his residence there.
The funeral services will be held in the Huntly home at 3 o’clock eastern standard time. Burial will be made in Silverbrook cemetery. The committal services will be under the auspices of the Berrien County lodge, I.O.O.F. of which Mr. Reese was a member for many years.
Note: DOB from Michigan Deaths