Her mother died a few days after her birth. She was raised by Ellen (prior) Lane, her paternal grandmother for the most part. I knew her and she took care of Edwin, her father when he had a stroke in his later years. She was a nice lady but not to much fun to a child like me.
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Family bible
"Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V46V-51Q : 11 March 2018), Bessie Leona Lane in entry for Cyril Meredith Reese, 26 Jan 1923; citing Bloomington Township, Decatur, Iowa, United States; county district courts, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,764,943.
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 06 October 2019), memorial page for Bessie Leona Lane Reese (4 Dec 1902–7 Aug 1978), Find A Grave Memorial no. 157344336, citing Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by Observer4wing (contributor 47373768) .
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