Public viewing for Deborah Reese, 62, of Opelika, AL, will be from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., Saturday, January 2, 2021, at Harris Funeral Home.

Mrs. Reese, who passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at Brookwood Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama, was born January 1, 1958 in Orange County, Florida.

She leaves to cherish her memory: one son, Octavius Tolbert of Snellville, GA; three sisters, Prince Dumas of Opelika, AL, Ola Thomas of Tallassee, AL and Barbara Connelly of Ninety-Six, SC; one brother, Leon Jefferson (Barbara) Tolbert of Salem, AL; special devoted aunt, Ella Simpson of Crawford, AL; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

CDC recommends that people wear cloth face coverings in public settings when around people outside of their household, especially when other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain.