Mrs. Reva Dale Reed

Reva Dale Reed, age 77, went to meet her Lord and Savior October 26, 2013. On August 27, 1936, she was born to Arthur and Inez Johnson. She married Paul Reed when she was 15 and had a daughter, Paulette, when she was 16. She was a farmer and amateur veterinarian and had a life-long love of animals and the Lord. Revawas a member of Refuge Baptist Church in Story, AR and was very active in Prairie Grove Church of God. The church family there has been very supportive of her and her husband, Paul.
Survivors:
Husband: Paul Dee Reed
Daughter: Paulette Reed and her husband, Chip Fenner of Albuquerque, NM
Grandchildren: Krista and Paul Trotman of Santa Fe, NM,
Andrew and Devon Fenner of Albuquerque, NM
Jay and Erin Harrelson of Hollywood, Florida
Jill Harrelson of Washington, DC
Cousin: Thelma and husband Luther Mason and daughter, Lacey, Logan and their daughter Kimberly Vines and cousin James Minton and family, all of Red Ridge, AR.
She was preceded in death by her parents and aunts, Mildred Minton and Bessie Ballew.
Visitation will be Monday, October 28, 2013 from 6-8 pm at Thornton Funeral Home in Mt. Ida. Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at Refuge Baptist Church at 10 am with Brother Ed Depriest and Brother Tommy Jones officiating. Interment will follow at Reed Cemetery at Muddy Creek.
Pallbearers: Tommy Johnston, Ernie Johnston, Rev. Josh Harper, Bruce Lewis, Vernon “Cotton” Morrison and Clint Beggs. Honorary Pallbearers: John Reed, Luther Mason, Logan Vines, Earl Gene White, Marion “Squirt” McKinney and Shawn Curtis.
A special thanks to husband Paul Dee’s brother and sister-in-law, John and Melba Reed and all of Paul’s nieces, nephews and their families for being so supportive.
Arrangements were made under the direction of Thornton Funeral Home in Mt. Ida, AR.