Jimmy Reece - Rose Hill Burial Park - OKC, OK
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N 35° 31.920 W 097° 32.292
14S E 632527 N 3933025
Checkered-flag headstone for race car driver Jimmy Reece who died at the age of 28
Waymark Code: WMEQZK
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 06/29/2012
Views: 8
The final resting place of former race car driver Jimmy Reece is located near the center of Rose Hill Burial Park, at the south end of section 4. A flat headstone in the design of a black/white checkered flag sets Jimmy's apart easily. A family monument is a few feet away, with the name "Reece" in big letters, and crossed flags at the top.
Text on headstone:
Son - Husband - Father
Jimmy Reece
1929 - 1958
*Between the years of birth and death is a racecar.
Description:
Oklahoma City-born Jimmy Reece was a race car driver who died at the early age of 28 during a champ car race in New Jersey. In his short lifetime he competed in six World Championship Races (1952, 1954-1958).
Date of birth: 11/17/1929
Date of death: 09/28/1958
Area of notoriety: Sports
Marker Type: Horizontal Marker
Setting: Outdoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Dawn to Dusk
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
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