Curtis B. Reilly

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Curtis B. Reilly, 88, longtime Clinton resident will be held 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, December 31, 2013 in the St. Mary's Catholic Church, officiate by Father Stephen Bird and Father John Aram and burial will follow in the Clinton Cemetery under the direction of the Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home. A wake service will be held 6:00 P.M., Monday, December 30, 2013 in the Kiesau Memorial Chapel. Curtis Bernard Reilly was born December 15, 1925 to Edward Patrick Reilly and Josie (Bean) Reilly in Clinton, Oklahoma and passed away late Thursday December 26, 2013 in the Clinton Veteran Center in Clinton, Oklahoma. Curtis was raised in Arapaho and graduated from Arapaho High School in 1944. He soon enlisted in the United States Army in October of 1944 and served in WWII. He received his honorable discharge in August 1946. He returned to the Clinton area and was employed farming and working in a dairy. He also worked in the local Co-op driving a feed truck. He was married to DeLores Brady on July 24, 1948 in Clinton. He started a career with the Tuberculosis Sanatorium in 1953 where he was the purchasing agent. At the Closing of the T. B. Sanatorium he continued to work for the new Clinton Veterans Center in the same position. He later was involved with the Oklahoma General Hospital as well as the new Clinton Hospital. After his retirement from the hospital he continued to do his farming and he owned and operated the local skating rink. He was known to do many things but he also got involved in doing new home construction and has built numerous homes in the Clinton area. He was a faithful member of the St. Mary's Catholic Church; a life time member of the American Legion having served as Legion Commander several times and was a member over 65 years; a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars and a member of the Cattleman's Association. He was preceded in death by his wife, his parents and three sisters, Marcella Janning, Ida Lorene "Chick" Shahan and Mary Mildred "Peggy" Bailey and three brothers, Lawrence Reilly, Lewis Reilly and Leo Patrick Reilly. He is survived by two sons, Phillip Reilly and his wife, Judy and Barry Reilly and his wife, Kathi, of Hennessey, OK; brother, Henry Reilly and his wife, Mary, Collinsville, OK and brother in law, Dale Bailey, Edmond and a sister in law, Louise Reilly of Tulsa, OK. He is also survived by five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Share a memory lee-funeralhomes.com