Dolly Rose Reese, 91, was born to Henry and Carrie Kaehn on January 26, 1928, in Ringwood, Oklahoma. She passed away May 22, 2019 at Diversicare of Larned.

She grew up among extended family who ventured on regular travels between Oklahoma and Florida.

In her teens, with the onset of World War II, she moved to Hutchinson, Kansas where her brother had joined the Navy to become a pilot. She worked her way through Salt City Business College and became a secretary and stenographer. On her 20th birthday in 1948, she married Vernon (Bud) Reese, who was a registered nurse and administrator at the Kansas State Reformatory. Dolly and Bud raised three children and were founding members of the Hutchinson Kennel Club and the 4-H club in Hutchinson. They moved to Larned in 1966 where they were active in the community for many years.

She is survived by her three children, Benji Reese of Larned, Mindy Ploeckelmann and husband Jerry of Bel Aire, and Jill Garza of San Antonio, Texas. She is also survived by five grandchildren, Abby Hannaford and husband Bryan of Wichita, Evie Marcotte and husband Kurtis of Wichita, Ryan Walker of Seattle, Washington, Aaron Walker and wife Lorelei of Seattle, Washington and Jason Walker and wife Lidia of Fort Washington, Maryland. Dolly had nine great grandchildren.

Dolly was preceded by her husband, parents, three sisters; Margaret Posey, Alice Crapson and Flora Belle Sutton, and a brother, Lewis Kaehn.

Funeral will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday at Beckwith Mortuary Chapel with Rev. Jack Singer presiding. Visitation will be 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Friday at the mortuary. Graveside service will be 3:00 p.m. Saturday at Poheta Cemetery, Salina, Kansas.

Memorials may be given to the Pawnee Valley Community Hospital Foundation or Diversicare of Larned, both in care of Beckwith Mortuary, P.O. Box 477, Larned, KS 67550. Personal condolences may be left at www.beckwithmortuary.com.