Ada (Temple) Reese was the daughter of John Lloyd Temple and Martha Jane Allen. She was born on September 16, 1883 in Muncy, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, and died in Auburn, Cayuga County, New York on March 30, 1973.
Her funeral services were announced in the Auburn Citizen Advertiser, April 4, 1973 as follows:
Reese services
Funeral services for Ada Temple Reese of Aurora, 90, widow of Maynard Reese, who died Friday in Mercy Hospital were held Tuesday at 3 p.m. in Levanna Community Church with Rev. Stephen A. Polanski, the pastor, and the Rev. L.C. Robie of Union Springs officiating.
Committal services were held at Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Union Springs by the Rev. Mr. Polanski and the Rev. Mr. Robie.
Bearers were: Richard Werkman, James Hickey, Jr., Lloyd Temple, Charles Swank, Rudolph Balzer and Howard Jenner.
Arrangements were made by Shakelton Funeral Home, Aurora.
Note: Ada was actually 89 years old at the time of her death. She would have been 90 had she lived another six months.
For more on this family, see the Reese page and the Temple page.