Jess (Tubby) Harrison Reynolds, 88, Harrisonville, MO, passed away Monday, January 31, 2022 at his daughter's home in Independence, MO.  Funeral services for Jess and Donnie were held on Saturday, February 5, 2022 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, MO.  Graveside services were held on Saturday, February 5, 2022 at the Coal Hill Cemetery in El Dorado Springs, MO.  Memorial contributions may be made to the Coal Hill Cemetery c/o the funeral home.

Jess was born January 27, 1934 in El Dorado Springs, MO, a son of Harrison Wilbur and Elsie Marie (Blystone) Reynolds.  He grew up in El Dorado Spring and was a 1952 graduate and class president of El Dorado Springs High School.  Jess married Donnie Dean Gordon on November 8, 1952 in El Dorado Springs.  They lived in Independence, MO before moving to Harrisonville in 1968.

Jess was a Journeyman Wireman and had worked for Mackay Electric in Kansas City for 34 years.  He was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 124 for 43 years.  After retiring, Jess enjoyed being a substitute bus driver, especially for band trips, until he retired from that at 71.  Jess was baptized into the RLDS Church in Coal Hill, MO in 1946 and was currently a member and Elder of the Harrisonville Community of Christ Church. He was the church Financial Officer from 1970-1999.  He served as a Boy Scout leader and was an Honorary Warrior of the Tribe of Mic-O-Say.  Jess had served on the board of Water District #4 from 1986-2015.

Jess was preceded in death by his parents; two sons, Dennis Dean Reynolds and Thad Matthew Reynolds; a sister, Wanda Biddlecom; and one brother, Bill Reynolds.  He is survived by his wife, Donnie, of the home; one son, John "Chad" Harrison Reynolds (Andrea), Harrisonville, MO; two daughters, Jessica Maday, Independence, MO, and Tracy Morelock (Eric), Benson, AZ; 11 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren and one on the way.