West Virginia Pioneers

Willard Ross Reed

Male 1920 - 1998  (77 years)


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  • Name Willard Ross Reed 
    Born 19 Dec 1920  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 7 Dec 1998  Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • Willard Ross Reed

      Willard Ross Reed, 77, of Charleston died Dec. 7, 1998, at home after a long illness.

      He was a native of Zona, Roane County, former owner of Western Auto, Dunbar, and Annedie Beauty Equipment Wholesale, Charleston. He was a member of Mount Calvary Baptist Church and was a worker for Gideon Ministry and Jail Ministry-Bible distribution.

      Surviving: wife, Ellen Ann Reed; son, Patrick D. Reed of Pinch; daughter, Jan Hoover of Charleston; brother, William H. Reed of Morehead City, N.C.; sister, Kathleen Clendenin of Titusville, Fla.; four grandchildren.

      Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Good Shepherd Mortuary, South Charleston, with Pastor David Mitchell officiating. Burial will be in Mount Herman Cemetery, Roane County. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the mortuary. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to Gideons, Gideons Camp 4703, P.O. Box 8091, South Charleston, WV 25303.
    Person ID I86104  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 28 Dec 2010 

    Father Luther Loral Reed,   b. 22 Feb 1889, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Nov 1973  (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Cora Alice Dearman,   b. 10 Mar 1892, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Dec 1987  (Age 95 years) 
    Married 29 Nov 1908  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 11/29/1908
      Place: Roane, West Virginia, United States
      Loral L Reed, 20, Roane, Flatfork
      Cora A Dearman, 17, Roane, Jingo
      Informants: JN Reed & MF Dearman

      1910 Harper, Roane, WV # 168-169 all WVWVWV
      Reed, Luther L 21 m1- 1y
      Cora A 18 m1- 1y 1-0 child
      Dearman, Mary F mil 52 wd 2-2 children

      1920 Wolf Camp, Roane, WV # 59 all WVWVWV
      Reed, Loral L 30
      Cora A 28
      Orvie E son 8
      Shirley M da 6
      Reynolds, Wash hired heler 48 m

      1930 Harper, Roane, WV # 61
      Reed, Loral L 41 md age 20
      Cora 38 md age 17
      Orva E son 18
      Romine, Shirley M da 16 md age 16
      Reed, Willard R son 9
      Edith B da 7
      William H son 4 1/12
      Romine, Charles E sil 21 md age 21
    Family ID F22246  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ellen Ann [Reed] 
    Family ID F22250  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S41] Birth Records, Roane Co, WV.

    2. [S21] Obit.

    3. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.