Paul Allen Reese

Paul Allen Reese, 56, of Aurora, passed away on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at Cox South Hospital in Springfield. He was born June 22, 1969, in Fresno, Calif., the son of Roy Dean and Waunita Mae (Mitchell) Reese.

He was a 1987 graduate of Broken Arrow High School, in Broken Arrow, Okla. He was a salesman for many different companies and worked as a directional driller in the oil fields in Oklahoma and attended Harvest Church in Aurora.

He is survived by his father, Roy Dean Reese of Aurora; one daughter, Alyssa Cooper and her husband, Tyler, of Edmond, Okla. and her mother, Brenda Fischer of Broken Arrow, Okla. one son, Elijah Reese of Norman, Okla. and his mother, Leslie Alford, of Altus, Oklahoma; one sister, Christine Witte and her husband, Ed, of Aurora. 

Hewas preceded in death by his mother, Waunita Mae Reese.

A visitation was held on Monday, June 22, at Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home, in Aurora with a funeral service that followed in the funeral home chapel. He is burried at the Maple Park Cemetery in Aurora.