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Obit For Willie Reed
Headline Willie Read Dead
Text Miss Willie Reed, 19 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Reed of Drumright Okla. former near Cassville residents, died at her home in that city Tuesday, March 23, 1926, and the remains were brought to this country and interred in the True Love cemetery, after services conducted by Rev. Charles Vanzandt.

Miss Reed has been ill for the past seven months, a victim of tuberculosis and a noticeable change in her condition occurred several days previous to her passing. She was an excellent young lady and had many friends here at their old home.

Besides her father and step-mother, she leaves three brothers and one sister to mourn her passing.
Research Note:

Willie Reed 1907 - 1926

Note from Susan: Willie Reed is the daughter of Charles C. Reed and Fanny (Thompson) Reed. The Mrs. Reed mentioned in this obit is Willie's step-mother, Ottie Lent (Burchett) Reed

Grandaughter of William Thompson and Mary (Truelove) Thompson.

Sister of Lucille M. Reed Hulsey b: December 05, 1908 d: August 21, 1980
Marvin T. Reed b: July 13, 1912 d: Dec 07, 1937
Carl M. Reed b: December 01, 1915 d: March 09, 1990

Half-Sister of Charles Willis Reed, Sr. b: September 24, 1923
Lavelle Reed b: February 06, 1927
Hubert Neal Reed b: July 29, 1929
Charles Willis Reed, Sr.
b: September 24, 1923 in Drumright, Oklahoma
d: July 11, 2012 in Seminary Manor, Galesburg, Illinois
Newspaper or Funeral Home -
Date 1926
Death Cert Link -
Resource Newspaper
Submitted by Susan Reed-Tortorelli - SusanRTort@gmail.com