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James Frances Jeter Jr.
22 September 1925 - 14 August 2006

Herald Democrat
December 21, 2012

HOWE - Graveside funeral services for Reba Jean Jeter were held at 10 a.m. Saturday, December 22 at Akers Cemetery. Rev. Roger Tidwell of the First Baptist Church of Howe officiated. Mrs. Jeter, 86, passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at the Meadowbrook Care Center in Van Alstyne, Texas.
Reba was born September 29, 1926 in Van Alstyne to the late Lewis and Iris (Kelling) Miller. She graduated from Van Alstyne schools in 1944 and married James Francis Jeter on July 1, 1944. She and Mr. Jeter were married until his passing in 2006. Reba worked as a machinist at Texas Instruments for 20 years. She enjoyed cooking and was a longtime member of the Bethel Baptist Church.
Mrs. Jeter is survived by her daughter, Barbara Diane Jeter of Howe; son, James Jeter and wife Patricia of Howe; three grandson, James Glen Portman of Hooker, Oklahoma, James Brian Jeter of Howe, and Michael Dennis Portman of Howe; two granddaughters, Kimberly Ann Jeter of Howe and Robyn Jeter of Sherman; 12 great-grandchildren; and one brother, Cecil Jack Miller and wife JoAnn of Jacksonville, Texas.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and one sister, Melba Earthman.