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Meryl Caroline Reese, 63, of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020 at her home, surrounded by her family.

She was born June 4, 1957 in High Point, NC to the late Robert and Elizabeth Phelps. She came to Lake Wales from Fredericksburg, VA in September 2017. She was a retired contract specialist for the U.S. Government in Washington, DC and member of the HighPoint Church in Lake Wales.

Meryl was considered a wonderful and caring wife, sister, mother and friend to everyone she knew. If there was such a thing, she would have been the president of the Best Friends Club. She enjoyed rea...