REES, Asa Fleming, Beeville Picayune, Thursday, 30 Jul 1931, front page:

A. F. REES Dies Here Tuesday.
Pioneer Bee County Citizen Succumbs To Kidney Disease

A. F. Rees, well known citizen of Beeville for thirty-one years, died at his home, 501 East Corpus 
Christi Street, Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock. He had been ill for several months and during the 
last three weeks it was known that he would not recover, his death being expected daily. Chronic 
Nephrites was the cause of death.

Funeral Services were held at St. Joseph's Catholic Church Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, 
Rev. Father Dan Laning, Rector officiated. Interment was in the Catholic Cemetery. The pallbearers 
were, J. S. HALL, J. W. BROWN. J. T. O'REILLY, Sheriff Eugene McCOLLOM, I. A. DIEGEL, John BURKE, 
John R. BEASLEY, and Ike ADAMS.

Asa Fleming Rees was born in Colorado County, Texas, November 9, 1867. He resided there until 
he reached maturity, and then moved to Yoakum where he lived for ten years. In l892 he was married 
to Miss Sophia Moser of Sublime.  Mr. and Mrs. Rees moved to Beeville in 1900 and have resided here 
every since. Five children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Rees; four of whom survive their father.

Forest was killed in an airplane accident here 10 years ago. The surviving children are Errol and Warren 
and Mrs. Alvin Brauer and Miss Nona Rees, all of this city. His wife also survives him. Other surviving 
relatives are two brothers, Stafford Rees of this city and J. Thomas Rees of Sublime and one sister, 
Mrs. W. H. Martin of San Antonio.  Mr. Rees was baptized in the Catholic Church about a month and half ago.

The funeral was largely attended and many beautiful flowers were placed upon his grave by devout friends 
of the deceased.

At the church, Rev. Father Laning delivered in a few words one of the most beautiful funeral sermons 
ever heard in Beeville, a message of love and comfort.