Published: May 06, 2008 10:36 pm         

Ruth Hedrick Reese

Ruth Hedrick Reese, 82, the wife of the late Thad B. Reese Jr., of Village Heights Apartments, London, passed away Sunday, May 4, 2008, at Laurel Heights Home for the Elderly.

She is survived by her children Elizabeth R. Faust, of London, and Dr. Katherine A. Reese and husband Dr. Justin O. Schecter, of Weston, Conn.; by her grandchildren Jackson Reese Faust, of London, Mara and Brendon Schecter, both of Weston; and by her beloved standard poodle Sydell. She was also blessed with a host of other relatives and friends to mourn her passing.

Besides her husband, she was also preceded in death by her parents, Harvey Harrison and Bessie Curry Hedrick.

Mass of Christian burial is to be conducted at 9 a.m. Thursday, May 8, at St. William Catholic Church in London, with Father Charles Howell II officiating. Entombment is to follow at 2 p.m. Thursday at Resthaven Cemetery in Louisville, Ky.

The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, May 7, at London Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to St. William Catholic Church Building Fund, 521 West 5th St., London, KY 40741 or Saint Camillus Academy, 709 Kidd Ave., Corbin, KY 40701.

Arrangements made through London Funeral Home.