Jim Reese, age 71, resident of Cataula, Georgia, died on Sunday, December 9, 2012 at his residence. Graveside services are scheduled at Parkhill Cemetery on Thursday, December 13, 2012, 3 p.m. with Reverend Larry Rollins officiating, according to Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, Columbus. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, December 12, 2012 from 5-7 p.m. Mr. Reese, son of the late Ralph Reese and Jeanette Adelle Thomas Reese, was born March 29, 1941 in Bremen, Indiana. He was a draftsman for American Buildings Company, Columbus, Georgia and a veteran of the U.S. Army. Mr. Reese is survived by his wife, Carolyn C. Reese of Cataula, Georgia; one daughter, Kelly Leigh Reese of Atlanta, Georgia; one son, Blake Allen Reese of Cataula, Georgia; and one sister, Sue Stanley and her husband Vern of South Bend, Indiana.