Shirley Sue McKibben Reece of Odessa, TX returned to her heavenly home February 13, 2018. Her unwavering faith in God supported her while she fulfilled her purpose on earth and ultimately gave her peace and an eternal home in Heaven.
Shirley was born July 1, 1944 in O’donnell, Texas to the late Frances St. Patrick and Lottie Evelena Kirkland McKibben. She was blessed with a large and loving family. She married Archie Reece, June 10, 1960. Together they raised four beautiful daughters. Shirley was a homemaker and daycare owner. Her children and grandchildren were her passion and delight. She was a loving wife, nana, mother, sister, and friend. She will be dearly missed by her loved ones, who celebrate the fact that she is at peace with her creator.
Shirley is survived by Archie; her daughters and son-in-laws, Carla and Darryl Pradon, Jennifer and Bret Bourland, Amye and Jim Cotton, Tiffani and Colby Buss; her grandchildren Taylor Hill and fiancé Heather Miller, Alison and Denver Pradon, Jarret Cotton and fiancé Morgan McAnelly, Tuesdee and Derek Pradon, Justen Cotton, Brock Bourland, Kai, Kail and Kinli Sanchez, Kamren Buss, and Great-Granddaughter Addisyn Hill. She is also survived by her brother Jerry McKibben.
Shirley is preceded in death by her parents, her son Richard Reece, her brothers, Pat, Warren, Don, Joe and Tommy McKibben, her sisters; Opal Belt, Frances Mathews, Joyce Ware, Addie Triola, Tricia Williams, Ruby Griffith, Mary Lynn Rowe and Kay Diller, and grandson Brody Bourland.
Visitation will be held on Friday, February 16, 2018 from 6:00p.m.-8:00p.m. at Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, February 17, 2018 at 10:00a.m. Sherwood Church of Christ in Odessa. Burial will follow in Tahoka, Texas at 3:00p.m. Pallbearers are Taylor Hill, Denver Pradon, Jarret Cotton, Derek Pradon, Justen Cotton, Brock Bourland, Kai Sanchez, and Kail Sanchez. Honorary Pallbearers are Kinli Sanchez, Kamren Buss, and Addisyn Hill.
Shirley can rest in peace. She had now come to the time for which she lived. This is not the end, but the beginning. Our comfort lies in the truth. “Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord”. Rev. 14:13
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