VIOLET P. REESE, 82, of Richmond, OH, passed away Monday, April 12, 2010 in Valley Hospice Care Center, Steubenville. She was born in Moundsville, WV, October 14, 1927. She is preceded in death by her father, Monte Pletcher, her mother, Francis Reese, her husband, Charles Reese, and a son, Charles James Reese. She was a homemaker and a member of the Two Ridges Presbyterian Church, Wintersville. She is survived by a daughter, Darian (Danny) Marker, Steubenville, a daughter-in-law, Diane Reese, Bloomingdale, 4 grandchildren, Tyler Reese, Bloomingdale, Danny (Christina) Marker II, Warren, OH, Lori (Russell) Firm, Toronto, OH and Angela (Scott) Ely, Colliers, WV and 14 great-grandchildren, Sayley, Elizabeth, Corleena, Danny III, Chirstian, and Ariauna Marker, Madison and Zachary Ely, and Noah, Jacob Isaac, Joseph, and Benjamin Firm. Friends may call 2-4 and 6-8 PM Thursday at the Everhart-Bove Funeral Home, 110 West Main St., Richmond where funeral services will be held at 11 AM Friday with the Reverend Dr. William Lawrence officiating. Interment will follow in Ft. Steuben Burial Estates, Wintersville. Condolences may be sent online at www.everhart-bovefuneralhomes.com.

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