Wilma Reese Bare Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Wilma Reese Bare (Abingdon, Virginia), born in Salem, Virginia, who passed away on December 28, 2025, at the age of 85, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
Though Wilma has departed this earthly realm, her legacy endures — a legacy of love that will continue to illuminate the lives of family and friends in the darkest of hours. May her spirit soar on wings of eternal peace, forever cherished in the tender embrace of memory.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Buren Reese and Bertie Reese. She is survived by: her husband Johnny Bare; her son Cubby Bare (Debbie); her grandchildren, Alyssa Bare Lamb (Jarod), Travis Horne and Christopher Gamble; her great grandchildren, Layla Lamb and Gavin Lamb; and her close friends, Leona Willis, Jackie Morgan, Judy Wilson and Alice Osborne. She is also survived by seven nieces; six nephews; and several great-nieces and great-nephews.