Obituary

Larry James Reese a native of Fort Wayne, Indiana went home to the Lord on Saturday, December 31, 2016 at Hospice Home at the age of 61.  He was the son of the late Albert Reese, Sr. and Minnie Lee Reese-Stevenson he was born on October 1, 1955. 

He accepted Christ at an early age at Jerusalem Baptist Church, and later moved his membership to New Covenant Worship Center. Larry attended Fort Wayne Community Schools (FWCS) and was a graduate of Elmhurst High School Class of 1975.  He will be remembered as one of Elmhurst’s strong and fearless basketball guards.

He worked for Dana Corporation in Antwerp, Ohio before retiring and was co-owner of "Cut The Cake Catering" for over 20 years. He had a passion for lending a helping hand in the community by being a relentless volunteer at Prince Chapman Academy, coaching the Metro Hollins Raiders Football Team and just being a servant to God’s people.  Larry was quiet, strong in faith whom loved his wife, children, grandchildren, other family and friends.

Larry is survived by his unfaltering wife of 23 years, Joyce Gaines-Reese; his children, Ebony (Brian) Scott, Larry Jones, Torrey Oliver, Cameron Belcher, Sajeh (Dawn) Richard, Ashanti (Ryan) Hill, Natasha (Trent) Myles, Tomara (Benjamin) Harvey, and Kristopher Belcher; brothers, Albert (Patricia) Reese and Richard, Will (Shirley), Kenneth (Geraldine), Robert, Duane (Vickie), and Michael Stevenson; foster brothers, Tyrone (Vickie) Woods and Raymond Lockett; sisters, Malinda and Betty Reese and Queen Esther Belcher; 37 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, numerous nieces, nephews, in-laws, other family and friends.

He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Terry, Raymond, Charlie (Janet) Reese and Howard Stevenson and step-father, St. Luke Stevenson.

~Larry will be laid to rest in Covington Memorial Gardens~

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