Mr. Richard Reed

Funeral services for Mr. Richard Reed, 89, of Clayton, Texas will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at the First Baptist Church in Carthage, Texas with Bro. Mike Wilson and Dr. Dale Reed officiating. Burial with military honors will follow in the Clayton Cemetery under the direction of Hawthorn Funeral Home. Family visitation will be 6-8:00 p.m. Tuesday night at Hawthorn Funeral Home. Mr. Reed died March 30, 2014 in Carthage, Texas. Mr. Richard Gray Reed was born June 27, 1924 in Clayton, Texas. He was the middle child of three born to the marriage of Robert Wilson and Katie Mae Gray Reed. He was raised and schooled in Clayton and graduated from Carthage High School. He served his country through the U.S. Army in Japan at the end of WWII. Richard married Marcylle Boren March 31, 1950 and together they celebrated 52 years of marriage before she preceded him in death in 2002. Mr. Reed retired from United Gas as a field supervisor, but spent his lifetime as a rancher in Clayton. He was a longtime member of the Clayton First Baptist Church. He is also preceded in death by his parents, and sisters, Robbie Lynn Marshall and Sarah Harris. Mr. Reed is survived by his children, Jim Huff and wife Harriet of Snap Community, Robert Reed and wife Debbie of Bay City, Richard Reed and wife Terri of Clayton, David Reed and wife Cathy of Longview and a daughter, Susan Robinson and husband Jackie of Carthage, (16) grandchildren, Gina Daughtry, Bill Huff and wife Jessica, Paul Robinson and wife Dena, Katy Becker and husband Shawn, Heather Doty and husband Bart, Cory Robinson and wife Ling, Robby Reed and wife Stephanie, Rick Reed and wife Casey, Randi Walker and husband Marshall, Dan Reed and wife Ragen, Allen Reed and wife Laura, Rachel Davis and husband Jason, Derek Reed and wife Casey, Amy Sikes and husband Matt, Allison Reed and Ashton Reed, great grandchildren, Hunter, Austin, Collin and Tucker Daughtry, Baylee, Kennedy, Cooper and Hadley Huff, Jackson, Garrison and Audrey Becker, Drake Doty and Kaidn Robinson, Robert, III and Ruger Reed, Westen, Finley, Hattie and Chloe Walker, Ryland and Rhett Reed, Adyson and Brock Davis, Harper Reed, Chris, Lindie and Jaden Sikes, numerous nieces, nephew, and a host of friends. Pallbearers will be his grandsons and honorary pallbearers will be his granddaughters. The family suggests memorials to Heartsway Hospice or charity of choice.

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Mr. Richard Reed

June 27, 1924 - March 30, 2014