GLORIA JO (SLOAN) REEL, age 75, passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at Springfield Memorial Hospital, Springfield, IL.
Gloria was born September 26, 1949 in McLeansboro, IL. She was a daughter of Dwight Lee Sloan and Jessie Bernadine (Thompson) Sloan. Gloria was a sales representative of agricultural products for Monsanto/Elanco/Rhone-Poulenc. Gloria was an avid gardener, loving flowers, quilting and being outdoors. She was a member of the Hamilton County Home Extension and she especially enjoyed playing bells at church. She attended the United Methodist Church when in McLeansboro. She was married to Dr. Charles Earle Reel.
Survivors include two sisters, Mary Jane Gibbs and husband Gailon, Salem, IL. and Jennifer Kempiners and husband Bill, Springfield, IL. Two nieces Lisa Marie Gibbs and finance Matt Ban and Caitlin Smith and husband John, Wendelin, IL. Numerous nieces and nephews also survive along with a Step-daughter Carol Shepard, Indiana.
Gloria was preceded in death by her parents, husband and a step-son Steven Reel.
There will be private, family only, visitation and funeral services at Harre Funeral Home, McLeansboro, IL. with burial following at I.O.O.F. Cemetery, McLeansboro, IL. at a later date with Pastor Thad Galloway officiating.
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