DeKalb County ALGENWEB Fort Payne Journal Fort Payne, Alabama Wednesday, 27 December 1944 Page 1. HAYES REECE Hayes Reece. age 69, passed away at 4 p.m. December 20 in Shreveport, La., following an extended illness. He was a brother of Mrs. Armelita A. Keith who passed away the same day. Mr. Reece was a native of DeKalb County and had lived in Shreveport for the past 20 years. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Maggie Jones Reece; 2 sons, Jehu and Tyler Reece, of Shreveport; 3 sisters, Mrs. L. W. Earp and Mrs. P. J. Aymon of Chattanoga and Mrs. F. E. Crowe, Menlo, Ga. Funeral and interment in Shreveport, Sunday, December 24.