Elvin L. Reece, Jr.

Elvin L. “E.L.” Reece, Jr.

IRWINTON - Elvin L. “E.L.” Reece, Jr., 92, of Asbell St., passed away Monday April 6, 2026 at his residence.

Graveside services will be held Wednesday April 8, 2026 at 11:00AM in the Masonic Cemetery in Irwinton. Rev. Gary Horton will officiate.

Mr. Reece was a life long resident of Wilkinson County, the son of the late Elvin L. Reece, Sr. and Irene Yarbrough Reece. He was the widower of the late Mary Deen Reece. E.L. graduated from Irwinton High School in 1951 and entered the Unites States Navy in 1952. He served during the Korean War and returned to Wilkinson County in 1956. He worked with the Wilkinson County Telephone Company for 13 years and then moved to Engelhard in McIntyre and remained there for 23 years retiring in July of 1993. He was a Funeral Director Assistant with Couey-Reece-Stanley Funeral Home in Gordon and Reece Funeral Home in Jeffersonville. E.L. was a member of the Irwinton Baptist Church where he served in many areas including church treasurer and as a Deacon. He was a member of the Irwinton Masonic Lodge.

Survivors include his sons, Elvin (Lisa) Reece and Chad Reece. His grandchildren Elvin L. “Drew” (Molly) Reece, IV, and Hannah Reece. His great grandson Bowman Reece.

The family will receive friends from 10:30AM to 11:00AM before services in the cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in E.L’s memory to the Children’s Hospital in Macon, GA

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Reece Funeral Home in Jeffersonville has charge of arrangements.