Ernest Reese O’Hair

Ernest Reese O’Hair of Pharr, Texas, formerly of Greencastle, passed away on Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, at Rio Grande Regional Hospital in McAllen, Texas.

Reese was born in Greencastle on April 21, 1936, the son of Ernest and Nettie (Johnson) O’Hair.

He was a 1956 graduate of Bainbridge High School.

Reese worked for 35 years with IBM until his retirement in 1987. He also worked as a carpenter with Charlie Hendricks and Joe Hess.

Survivors include his wife, Judith O’Hair; a daughter, Lisa Ann Purdue (Pat), Brownsburg; a son, Robert Wayne O’Hair, Fairview, Texas; a sister, Doris Smith, Greencastle; five stepchildren, Delana Santo (Keith), Michael Roseboom (Jenny), Daniel Roseboom (Patti), Shari Ping (Steve) and Bill Roseboom (Holly); four grandchildren; 10 step-grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; 11 step-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; an infant brother; two brothers, Clarence and Jim O’Hair; two sisters, Velma Dawes and Ada Craver, a great-grandson, Theo George Purdue, and his first wife, Mary Margaret Baird O’Hair.

Services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17 at Hopkins-Rector Funeral Home, Greencastle. Burial will follow in Brick Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. until time of service on Thursday.

Memories may be shared with the family at www.Hopkins-Rector.com.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: The Pittsboro PHI Beta Sorority or the Alzheimer’s Association.