Mrs. Ola Jarrett-Reese passed away at Forsyth Medical Center on Tuesday, October 24, 2017, following a period of illness. She was born in Forsyth County to the late Modenar McDowell Lucas Harrison and Flavorus J. Lucas on September 19, 1931. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Edward P. Reese, Jr.; three brothers, John, Jessie and James Lucas; and a nephew, Reginald Conrad. Following graduation from Atkins High School, she completed the required studies to graduate from Winston-Salem Business College. She began her early Christian education at St. Mark Baptist Church and later joined Winston-Salem First Assembly of God. Mrs. Jarrett-Reese retired from Forsyth-Stokes Mental Health Center after 35 years of dedicated service to the company. Survivors include her son, Paul Dunlap; three daughters, Diane Jarrett, Andrea Jarrett and Senara Johnson; grandchildren, Apryll Pittman, Robert Jarrett, Paul Chatman and Omar Bitting; three great grandchildren and many other loved ones. A funeral service will be held at 2:30 pm on Sunday, October 29, 2017 at Clark S. Brown and Sons Funeral Home Chapel. The family will greet friends thirty minutes prior to the service at the chapel.

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