Graveside services will be held Thursday, July 7, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. from Cedarlawn cemetery. Father Bob Goodyear will officiate. Mrs. Rea was a native of North Collins, N.Y. and moved to Long Beach, CA early in life. She was a resident of Washington D.C. for several years where she worked for the Dept. of Agriculture until she retired and moved back to MS. She was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church. She is survived by a daughter-in-law-Lisa Rea of Philadelphia. She was preceded in death by her husband, James M. Rea, Jr.; and a son, Jimmy Rea. The family would like to give a special thanks to the employees of Atwood Personal Care Home and Sta-Home Hospice for there professional and personal care.