Cherie Lynn Reel, age 44, passed away on July 9th, 2018 in McAllen, Texas. She was born Cherie Lynn Gier on December 28, 1973 in Topeka, Kansas, to Larry and Donna Gier, then spent her school-age years in Chanute and Parsons, Kansas. She graduated from Labette County High School in 1992 and married Wayne A. Reel on January 2, 1993. They divorced in 2016. She had spent the last few years living in McAllen, Texas.
Cherie is survived by her son, Wayne A. Reel IV, Parsons, Kansas; mother, Donna J. Gier, McAllen, Texas; sister, Marlene D. Kozik, Wichita, Kansas; sister Julie Hucke, Mound Valley, Kansas; brother, Michael W. Gier, Kansas City, Missouri; and her longtime companion, Steve Gepner, McPherson, Kansas. She was preceded in death by her father, Larry F. Gier, and her sister, Dawn J. (Gier) Lahey. Services will be private. Cherie’s family prays that she has finally found peace.