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William E. Reed, 93, of Whitesboro died June 17, 2010 at Just Like Home Assisted Living Center. He was born October 2, 1916 in Falkner, Mississippi to William Joseph and Cora Higgins Reed; he married Margreet Stroup on November 13, 1937 in Ripley, Mississippi. They moved to Texas in 1953. He was a dairyman and farm in the Gunter area. In 1964 he purchased the Whitesboro Nursing Home, which he owned until 2000. He was a deacon in First Baptist Church in Gunter and then upon moving to Whitesboro, became a deacon at First Baptist Church in Whitesboro. He enjoyed trail rides and was involved in the Texas Sesquicentennial in 1986, driving his covered wagon and team of mules all over North Texas.
Services were held June 19, 2010 at Meador Funeral Home Chapel in Whitesboro with burial in Oakwood Cemetery; Rev. Mike Flanagan, Rev. Bobby Layman and Rev. Harold Watson officiated.
Survivors include his wife of 72 years; two sons, Hilton Reed and wife, Brenda, of Whitesboro; and Darrell Reed and wife, Sherry, of Sherman; two daughters, Greta Dempster of Plano, Texas; and Vicki Francis and husband, James, of Sherman; 11 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; 3 brothers, Wade Reed, Lester Reed and Lytle Reed; 7 sisters, Ola Simpson, Lilly Reed, Aline Irvin, Annie Martindale, Icy McElwain, Sallie Clemmer and Imogene Hodges.