Hancock County Historical Society
Carthage, IllinoisObit 7
Page 45S. W. REED, 84,
DEPARTS LIFE
AT COLCHESTERWas Retired Farmer of Plym-
outh-St. Marys-Colmar Com-
munity; Funeral TuesdaySeigler W. Reed, 84, retired farmer of the Plymouth, St. Marys and Colmar community, departed this life Saturday at his late home in Colchester. He had been in frail health for the past three months. Mr. Reed was well known and highly regarded by a host of friends.
Funeral Tuesday
Funeral services for Mr. Reed were held at 2 Tuesday afternoon, April 2, in the Colchester Christian church. Rev. Ernest Louderman, pastor, officiated in the rites, his message bringing solace to many loved ones and friends attending.
Herbert Hulson sang at the services. The floral tributes and many other acts of kindness were comforting and deeply appreciated.
Interment was in the Dunkard cemetery in McDonough county. Casket bearers were Ronald Kimler, Max Hudson, Wayne and Reed Harmon, Don Bilderback and Wayne Reed, all grandsons of the departed one.
In Memoriam
Seigler Wayne Reed, who passed away March 30, 1957, was born December 31, 1872, near Christianburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. He was the sixth of seven children born to Evans and Millie (Reed) Reed. His parents, his brothers, Humphrey, Fuller, Milton and Burman, his sisters, Nancy and Luvena are deceased.
As a young man he came to Carthage, Illinois and the rest of his life was spent in Hancock and McDonough Counties. He lived near St. Marys for many years, later moving to Colmar where he was employed in the oil fields. He has lived in Colchester for the past 20 years.
Mr. Reed was a dependable worker, a good neighbor and a kind and loving husband and father. He was a member of the Camp Creek Dunkard church and attended regularly as long as services were held there.
He was married on February 6, 1896 to Matilda Ellen Duncan, also of Virginia. They were the parents of 8 children, seven of whom survive him, namely Millie Kimler of Colchester, Goldie Williams of Plymouth, Nona Bachman of Chicago, Ruby Moon of Casper, Wyoming, Mary Calloway of California, Della Young of Quincy and Sylvester of Denver, Colorado. One son, Fuller Wayne passed away Jan. 28, 1942. Mrs. Reed passed away Jan. 28, 1926.
Mr. Reed was later married to Mrs. Dora Konecski who survives him with one son, Dick Reed and a step-daughter, Eleanor Carson, both of Colchester.
Twenty grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren survive him also.
Mr. Reed had been in poor health in recent years but was always able to be up, and enjoyed the visits of friends and loved ones. He will be sadly missed.
God must have loved him very much,
And we have loved him too,
We know how many helpful things
His kind hands found to do;
But till we reach that happy place,
Where griefs are all consoled,
We'll never know the joy he's found
Beyond the Sunset's Gold.
