Douglas Lee "Doug" Rees

Douglas Lee "Doug" Rees obituary, Vinton, OH

Douglas Lee "Doug" Rees

Douglas Rees Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Inc. - Gallipolis on Dec. 29, 2024.

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Douglas Lee "Doug" Rees, 53, of Rio Grande, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, December 26, 2024, at Ohio Health Grant Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio. He was born October 11, 1971, son of the late Dwane Lee Rees and Connie Sue (Maynard) Rees. Doug was a fuel technician employed by Kokosing. He was a loving husband, father, brother and friend to all who knew him.
Those left to cherish Doug's memory are his wife, Jennifer Rees, who he married February 23, 2010, in Gatlinburg, Tennessee and four children: Daniel (Tiffany) Rees, Constance Rees, Cheyenne Rees and Chase Nance; grandson, Denver Levi Rees; sister, Kellie (Jeff) Hammond; aunts and uncles: Dean (Amee) Rees, Dwight (Christi) Rees, Sharon Rees, Linda (Larry) Sturgill, Mary (Ralph) Young, Christine Cook, Nanci LeMaster, Patricia (Bryan) Jones, Danny (Bernie) Maynard and Greg (Marybelle) Maynard.
In addition to his parents, Doug was preceded in death by a maternal grandparents Richard and Lillian Maynard, paternal grandparents Dave and Rosena Rees and an uncle, David Rees.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 PM Friday, January 3, 2024, in the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Wetherholt Chapel, Gallipolis with Rev. Jack Berry officiating. Burial will follow in Tyn Rhos Cemetery, Thurman, Ohio. Friends may call at the funeral home Friday 11:00 AM until time of service.
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