In Memory: Courtney Grace Reece, 20, Full-Time Student Had 2 Jobs

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Editor’s note: the following obituary was submitted by South Canton Funeral Home:

Courtney Grace Reece, age 20, of Waleska, GA passed away Sunday, May 10, 2015, from injuries sustained in an auto accident.

Miss Reece was a member of the Hopewell Baptist Church in the Clayton community. She was an Honor Graduate from Cherokee High School and was employed with Gaskins Engineering and Cracker Barrel. Courtney was a full time student at Southern Poly Technical School.

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Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m Friday, May 15, 2015, from the Hopewell Baptist Church in the Clayton community with Rev. Daryl Bailey, Rev. Eric Mayo and Rev. Johnny McPherson officiating.

Interment will follow at Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, 2015, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday, May 14, 2015 and 10 a.m. until the funeral hour Friday, May 15, 2015, at South Canton Funeral Home.

She was preceded in death by grandfather, the Rev. Willard Thompson. Survivors include father, Scottie and Amy Reece, Waleska; sister, Erin Reece, Waleska; sister, Haley Reece, Waleska; fiance - T. J. Raiford, Waleska; grandparents, Robert (Bud) and Linda Reece, Clayton Community; grandmother, Mamie Thompson, Clayton Community; fiance’s parents, Donna and Keith Raiford, Waleska; fiance’s grandparents: Judy (Nana) and James Coffman; several aunts, uncles and teammates.

Flowers will be accepted or contributions can be made to the family. South Canton Funeral Home, dedicated to the families we serve, 770-479-3377. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.thescfh.com.

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