Obituary of Ella Marie Rees

Sedan - Ella Marie Rees, age 80, of Sedan, Kansas passed away Thursday, August 26, 2010 at the Pleasant Valley Manor Nursing Home. She was born February 13, 1930 in Wichita, Kansas to George and Margaret E. (Miller) Blaylock. She attended and graduated from high school in Wichita, Kansas. She got her nursing degree to be a Registered Nurse from the St. Francis School of Nursing in Wichita, Kansas. She married Melvin L."Doc" Rees on September 4, 1952 in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. In 1960 they moved to Sedan, Kansas. He preceded her in death on April 4, 1992. She was a member of the Epiphany Episcopal Church of Sedan, Kansas and the VFW Auxiliary #6373. She enjoyed taking continuing education nursing classes, reading and bowling. She is survived by one daughter, Deborah Lamb and husband Keith of Ravenna, Kentucky; one son, Michael Rees of Ft. Wayne, Indiana and Elizabeth Rees of Sedan, KS; her good friend Angy Rowe of Sedan, Kansas; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband Melvin "Doc" Rees. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday, August 30, 2010 at the David W. Barnes Funeral Home in Sedan, Kansas. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at the Epiphany Episcopal Church in Sedan, Kansas with Father Marcus Cunningham officiating. Interment will follow at the Greenwood Cemetery in Sedan, Kansas. The family suggests memorials to the Sedan City Hospital-Denman Scholarship Fund and these remembrances may be left with the funeral home or mailed c/o David W. Barnes Funeral Home, 209 North Douglas, Sedan, KS 67361. Tagged as: Epiphany Episcopal Church, Greenwood Cemetery