Mrs. Reese Bedford
Submitted by
Beth
Love
THE ABILENE REPORTER NEWS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1960
MRS. BEDFORD, 78, DIES; FUNERAL SET TODAY AT BUFORD
COLORADO CITY (RNS) ~~ Mrs. Reese Bedford, 78, died at her home in Buford early
Tuesday morning.
Born November 25, 1881 in Alabama she came to Mitchell County in 1902. She
married Mr. Bedford February 21,1906 in the Union Community. He died in February
1951.
Funeral will be held in the Buford Methodist Church at 4 p.m. Wednesday with the
Rev. Dale Swain, pastor, officiating assisted by the Rev. Roy R Havens and the
Rev. Bill Worrell. Burial will be in the Colorado City Cemetery under the
direction of Kiker and Son Funeral Home.
Survivors include three sons, Rev. Travis Bedford of Abilene, Ray of Big Spring
and Bob of Colorado City; one daughter, Mrs. Frank Mensick of Carlsbad, New
Mexico; one sister, Mrs. J.W. Turner of Sylvester; one brother, J.E. McCreless
of Stanton; nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
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