Mr. Frank "Tank" Reece, age 96 of Lyerly, GA passed away Friday, April 20, 2023 at a local hospital.

Mr. Reece was born January 12, 1927 in Lyerly, GA to the late W.O. and Grace Beatrice Reece.  He was retired from Mt. Vernon Mills and was a member of Lyerly Methodist Church. Mr. Reece proudly served his country in the United States Army receiving the Good Conduct and the National Defense Medals. He was a member of the American Legion Post 129.

Along with his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife, Cammie Youngblood Reece; and sister, Beatrice Gardner.

Survivors include his son Cody (Katlin) Cromer; grandchildren, Jackson and C.J. Cromer; and nieces and nephews, Sissy Morris, Billy Morris, Michael Morris, Elizabeth Suits, Mary Clements, Butch Gardner, Patricia Pledger, and Charlie Koonce; and several cousins.

Funeral services to celebrate the life of Mr. Reece will be held at 1:00 PM Monday, April 24 at the chapel of Mason Funeral Home with Pastor Marshall Bryan officiating. Interment with military honors will follow at Greenhills Memory Gardens with Max Suits, C.J. Cromer, Bobby Jones, Jo Jo Cromer, Michael Morris, and Brandon Green. Serving as pallbearers.

The family will receive friends Monday from 12:00 noon until the service hour at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers the family respectfully requests that memorial donations be made to the Lyerly Methodist Church.