A Time To Be Born:
Ms. Mattie M. Upshaw was born November 25, 1941 to the late Mr. Ed and Mattie J. Reece, Sr. in Lee County, Alabama. On September 3, 2011 she departed this life and ascended into eternity.

A Time To Serve:
Mattie accepted Christ at an early age and united with Evergreen Baptist Church in Valley, AL, under the leadership of the late Rev. N.H. Carr. She later moved her membership and her family to Lanett and joined Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of the late Rev. C. R. Sheridian, and presently serving under the leadership of the Rev. Eugene Cooks. She served faithfully as President of the Matron, Missionary Society, President of the Mattie C. Gates Circle, attended Sunday School faithfully and loved going to church every Sunday. She was employed by West Point Stevens as a machine operator for 36 years.

A Time To Die:
She was preceded in death by her four brothers, James Vandy Jones, Eddie Reece Jr., David Allen Reece and Willie James Reed; two sisters, Annah R. Jackson and Inez Floyd.

A Time To Mourn:
She leaves to cherish her precious memories: one son, Richard E. (Keisha) Trammell Sr., Auburn, AL; three daughters, Tonie (Jerome) Holloway, Five Points, AL, Stephanie Upshaw, Valley, AL, Bridget Upshaw, Lanett, AL; four sisters, Dedie R. Lee, Mary Nell Reece, Inell Glasco and Lillian Davis, all of Valley, AL; one sister-in-law, Ceola James, Detroit, MI; 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; a special friend Phreddye Broome Dixion; a host of loving nephews, nieces, and other family and friends.

Cemetery: Hillcrest Cemetery