The Hawk Eye
Burlington, Iowa
Sunday
August 17, 2003Charles Reed
Charles E. Reed, 93, of LaHarpe, Ill., formerly of Lomax, Ill., died at 12:10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, 2003, at the Alternatives Home in LaHarpe.
Born Oct. 15, 1909, in Webster, Ill., he was the son of Creed and Martha Darnell Reed. On June 11, 1932, he married Elsie Logan in Carthage, Ill. She died Feb. 4, 1997.
Mr. Reed farmed and then worked for the Santa Fe Railroad for 37 years before his retirement in 1972.
Survivors include his close friends, Edna Markey and Sonja Strange, both of Lomax; several nieces and nephews.
Besides his wife, he was preceded in death by a son, three sisters, five brothers, a half-brother and a half-sister.
Visitation will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Banks & Beals Funeral Home in LaHarpe. The family will receive friends Wednesday at 10 a.m. until the time of the service.
The funeral for Mr. Reed will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home with the Rev. Greg Pratt officiating. Burial will be in the Crane Cemetery near Lomax.
Memorials have been established for the Alternatives Home, Lomax-Carman Senior Citizens and the Lomax Christian Church.
Hancock County Journal-Pilot
Carthage, Illinois
Wednesday
August 20, 2003CHARLES E. REED
Oct. 15, 1909 -- Aug. 16, 2003
Charles E. Reed, 93, of LaHarpe, formerly of Lomax, died Saturday, Aug. 16, 2003, at the Alternatives Home in LaHarpe.
He was born Oct. 15, 1909, in Webster, the son of Creed and Martha Darnell Reed. On June 11, 1932, he married Elsie Logan in Carthage. She died Feb. 4, 1997.
He is survived by one niece, with whom he was raised, Gladys Eppley of LaHarpe; close friend, Edna Markey of Lomax; friend and caregiver for past 10 years, Sonja Strange; one sister-in-law, Donna Jones of Ft. Madison, Iowa; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, Aug. 20, at Banks & Beals Funeral Home in LaHarpe. Pastor Greg Pratt officiated. Burial was in the Crane Cemetery near Lomax.
A memorial fund has been established for the Alternatives Home, Lomax-Carman Senior Citizens or the Lomax Christian Church.
HCJP 8-20-03
