Burnet Bulletin - Kenneth Wayne Rea Jan. 15, 1937 ~ Nov. 22, 2012

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Kenneth Wayne Rea Jan. 15, 1937 ~ Nov. 22, 2012

November 16, 2012, 9:02 am by Staff Reports

Kenneth Wayne "Ken” Rea, 75, passed away at his home in Kingsland on Thursday, Nov. 22. He was born in Strawn, Texas, on Jan. 15, 1937, to Harbert Rea and Myrtle B. Kimble Rea. He enlisted in the United States Army after finishing High School and was stationed in many places working as a nurse stateside and in many European countries and Vietnam. He retired from the Army in 1977 and continued a career in nursing at Bexar County Hospital and Methodist Hospital in Houston where he worked in the Cardiac ICU area. He retired from Methodist Hospital and then lived full time in Kingsland at his lake home. He had been a member of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Marble Falls since 1995.
He is survived by his wife Bertie Evelyn Rea; son Bruce Rose and wife Faith of Georgetown; daughter Pamela Lawman and husband John of Pasadena, Texas; granddaughter Heather Beran and husband Chris of Fort Benning, Ga.; grandson Chris Rose of Austin; great-grandson Nicklas Howe of Weir, Texas; great-granddaughter Sara Grace Beran of Ft. Benning, Ga.; brother J.R. Rea and wife Dollie of Andrews, Texas; sister Donna Curington of Paducah, Ky.; many other relatives and friends; as well as Bertie’s family who thought of him as theirs.
A memorial service was held in his memory Monday, Nov. 26, at 1 p.m. at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church with Pastor Danielle Casey officiating. Inurnment will follow at a later date at Lakeland Hills Memorial Park near Marble Falls. Memorial contributions may be made to Seton Highland Lakes Hospice or the American Heart Association.
Condolences may be offered at www.clementswilcoxfuneralhome.com. Arrangements made by Clements-Wilcox Funeral Home in Marble Falls.