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Marion Jefferson Reece

1938 - 2025

Marion Jefferson Reece obituary, 1938-2025, Asheville, NC

BORN

1938

DIED

2025

FUNERAL HOME

Groce Funeral Home & Cremation Services- Lake Julian

72 Long Shoals Rd

Arden, North Carolina

UPCOMING SERVICE

Memorial Service

Nov. 23, 2025

1:00 p.m.

Givens Estates

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Marion Reece Obituary

Marion Jefferson Reece

July 26, 1938 - November 16, 2025

Asheville, North Carolina - Marion Jefferson Reece, 87, passed away peacefully in Asheville, NC surrounded by loving family.

A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 PM, Sunday, November 23, 2025 at Givens Estates Pulliam Chapel. Rev. Spencer Cullom and Rev. Kelli Mullinix will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service in the Stuenkel Living Room 2360 Sweeten Creek Road Asheville, NC 28803.

Memorials may be sent to the Walter Ball Endowment Fund, Myers Park United Methodist Church 1501 Queens Rd. Charlotte NC 28207, The Harriet Bennet Sacred Music Endowment at Givens Estates, or the Resident Assistance Fund at Givens Estates.

Groce Funeral Home's Lake Julian team is assisting the family. A more comprehensive obituary and a guest register are available online at grocefuneralhome.com.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Charlotte Observer from Nov. 19 to Nov. 21, 2025.

Memorial Events
for Marion Reece

Nov

23

Memorial service

1:00 p.m.

Givens Estates

100 Wesley Drive, Asheville, NC 28803

Funeral services provided by:

Groce Funeral Home & Cremation Services- Lake Julian

72 Long Shoals Rd, Arden, NC 28704

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