John Milton Reed
John Milton Reed, 84, of Big White Oak Road, York, Kentucky went to be with the Lord, Sunday, May 15, 2016 at his home.
John was born April 21, 1932 in York, Kentucky a son of the late Lonnie and Stella Howard Reed.
He was a member of Little Sandy Baptist Church in Greenup and he also attended Load Christian Baptist Church in Load, Kentucky. He was a retired carpenter and was a member of the Carpenters Union Local #437, Portsmouth, Ohio. John served his country as a military police while stationed at Fort Knox during the Korean War for the United States Army. He also was a farmer.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by
Four brothers
Smith “Cotton” Reed
Earl Reed
Jack Reed
Bill Reed
Three Sisters
Flossie Hammond
Clara Hatch
Flora Collier
He is survived by his wife Helen Quillen Reed
One daughter
Melissa and Jimmy Newsome of Maloneton, Kentucky
Five sons
Keith and Terri Reed of Raceland, Kentucky
Claude and Leigh Ann Reed of Lloyd, Kentucky
Tom and Joetta Reed of Lloyd, Kentucky
Roger and Bambi Reed of Greenup, Kentucky
Allen and Sheila Reed of Lloyd, Kentucky
One brother
Glenn Reed of Wurtland, Kentucky
12 grandchildren
Ross Reed, Ashley Reed, Allison Gilliam, Cayleigh Reed, Reagan Reed, Chandler Reed, Crockett Reed, Cassie Jo Reed, Wade Reed, Taylor Reed, Tessa Hunt, and Austin Newsome
Four great-grandchildren
Tristen Johnson, Mylei Johnson, Ellie Kay Hunt, and Easton Hunt
John was loved dearly and will be greatly missed by his family and all who knew him.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 pm Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at Reed Funeral Home in Greenup by Bro. Wayne Stephenson. Burial will be in the D.C. Quillen Family Cemetery York, Kentucky. Military rites will be preformed by Marine Corps League Greenbo Detachment
Visitation will be after 5:00 pm on Tuesday at the funeral home.
Condolences may be made at rlrfuneralhome.com
