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E.W.Reese,53,Belle Vernon borough,council and prominent fraternal figure,was found dead in bed this morning by his wife. He had died during the night of a heart attack. Reese attended the meeting of his Odd Fellows lodge last evening and appeared in excellent health. When his wife,Lena,went to call him for work,she discovered that he did not respond and summoned a doctor who pronounced him dead. Reese was president of Belle Vernon Fire Department No.2,a member of the Independence Order of Odd Fellows lodge No.636 and Belle Vernon lodge No.643 of F.& A.M. He came to Belle Vernon in 1903 and served an earlier term as councilman in the borough. Surviving besides his wife,is a daughter,Dorothy,a student nurse at McKeesport Hospital,five brothers and four sisters. They are Charles of Belle Vernon,Jess,Akron,O.,Dr.William Reese,Cuyhoga Falls,Christopher,in Oregon and Albert of Charleston,W.Va.,Mrs.Thomas MacDonald of Belle Vernon,Mrs.Richard Nelson of Belle Vernon,Mrs.Frank Wiedle,New Kensington,Mrs.Robert Adams of New Kensington. Friends are being received at the late home. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday,October 17,with Revs.P.E.Mundy and H.F.Pierce officiating. Interment Belle Vernon cemetery. Charles L.and Edwin Melenyzer,funeral directors in charge.

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