Billie Jo Breedlove Reece 86 of Abilene passed away on February14 2013. Services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. at First Church of the Nazarene 2849 Beltway South with D.W. Wilson officiating withburial to follow in Elmwood Memorial Park under the direction of North'sFuneral Home 242 Orange Street. Billie was born in Jacksonville Texas to Thomas Newton Breedlove and Thelma Mae Wyrick Breedlove on November 7 1926. She grew up in Baxter and attended the Baxter School and Athens High School graduating in 1943. She married her high school sweetheart Charles Noble Reece on November 25 1944 and embarked on a wonderful journey as a devoted and supportive military wife. They were married 44 years until his death on December 25 1988. During their 30-year Air Force career they made 23 moves to include Germany and Japan. Their first overseas assignment was to Rhein-Main Air Base Germany as part of the occupation forces. While Chuck was a pilot flying the Berlin Airlift she helped make handkerchief "parachutes" for the crewsto drop candy over Berlin for the German children. Years later Chuck andBillie returned to Berlin for the 35th celebration of the Berlin Airlift and met one of those children. She loved traveling and seeing new places. "Home is where the Air Force sends you" and Billie made each place a warm and loving home for Chuck and their three children. The Air Force brought the family to Dyess A.F.B. in 1968; Chuck and Billie decided to make Abilene their home when he retired in 1973. She was an excellent cook and enjoyed entertaining in their home. No one ever refused her invitation to a home-cooked meal. She was a generous unselfish and loving person. Her family was the center of her life. The only role she loved as much as wife and mother was that of grandmother. She was preceded in death by her parents her sister Alma Mills and her husband Charles N. Reece. Her survivors include her sisters Virginia Miller of LaRue Texas and Patsy Hopson of Midland Texas; son Jarrold W. Reece (Vicki) of Granite Bay California and two daughters Kathy J. Lee (Robert) of Layton Utah and Karalyn J. King (Neal) of Abilene Texas; five grandchildren Michelle Reece Nugent (Thomas) Jason King (Michelle) Michael Reece (Carla) Justin King (Emilee) and Julia King Hehn (Robert); fourteen great-grandchildren Ashley Nugent Hunter Chase Ryder and Whitney King Nova and Eden Reece Justin Jenni Weston Evelyn and Laken King and Ella and Landon Hehn. Also surviving are two brothers-in-law a sister-in-law and many cousins nieces and nephews. The family would like to extend our sincere gratitude to the staff nurses and aides at Merkel Nursing Center (October 2011 to February 2013) and to the aides and nurses at Wisteria Place Nursing Station 4 (August 2007 to October 2011) for their loving care. We would also like to thank Jodi Fry of Hendrick Hospice. In lieu of flowers memorials may be given in honor of Billie Reece to the First Church of the Nazarene of Abilene Texas or Hendrick Hospice. Online condolences may be made at northsfh@aol.com.