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Emma Crayton-Reese Obituary

REESE EMMA B. CRAYTON-REESE On Tuesday, April 15, 2008. Beloved wife of Thomas Reese; devoted mother of Andrea Kemp; stepmother of Velvet Quick (Dwayne) and Ethrium Reese. She was preceded in death by a daughter Keya Crayton and her parents Claudia and Harold Crayton. Grandmother of Kenneth Crayton, Braxton, Brianna and Bradley Quick; sister of Robert Chester, Edward (Eva), Rolander (Michelle), Carlyle, Jeffrey (Connie), Curtis (Debra) and Everette; lifetime friends Gwendolyn Schuler, Ernestine Nelson, Norma Wright, Virgil Robinson and Jackie Moore, and deceased long time friend Alice Barnes; four aunts, host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Mrs. Reese will lie in state at Grace Memorial Baptist Church, 2407 Minnesota Ave S.E., Monday, April 21 from 10 a.m. until services at 11 a.m. Rev. Charles Cofield officiating. Interment Washington National Cemetery. Services by STEWART.

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Published by The Washington Post from Apr. 18 to Apr. 19, 2008.

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JUANITA FERGUSON

April 21, 2008

To the Crayton and Reese Family
May God Be with you and comfort you. Betty and I were Classmates back in the 60s
She was Crayton I was Graham
Always Trust God

ELAINE ABNEY-KEARNEY

April 20, 2008

Betty - May God continue to shine, bless and keep you. You, Keya & Claudia are again together.
Reese - May Your Memories Bring You Comfort. Memory is a special place in our hearts where we can find comfort in the treasured thoughts of those we hold dear. May it help to know that others care deeply and are remembering you with special thoughts.

Delores A. Bowman

April 18, 2008

To the Famliy of Sis.Reese;
May God Bless and keep you all in
his loving and keeping care always.
The Deaconess Board of the
Grace Memorial Bapist Church

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