April 30, 1928 - May 31, 2016
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Lloyd Reed, 88, of Bentonville, Arkansas passed away on Tuesday, May
31, 2016 at Highlands of NWA in Rogers. He was born April 30, 1928 in
Dearborn, Michigan to Ivey and Fannie Cosby Reed. He grew up in
Paducah, KY.
He served two years in the Air Force in Alaska before returning to
Paducah. He married Charlotte Jones in February 1950. He went to
Business College and began working for Firestone, a career which lasted
for over 20 years, managing stores in Vicksburg, MS, Clarksdale, MS, Fort
Smith, AR and Memphis, TN. He retired from Firestone to open his own
tire store in Fort Smith, AR in 1974. After retiring, he and his wife moved
to Bentonville in 2005 to be near their family.
While in Fort Smith, Lloyd was a member of Spradling Baptist Church,
where he was a Deacon and taught Sunday School for many years. After
moving to Bentonville, he and his wife joined Eagle Heights Baptist
Church and then Crossroads Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by one son, Roger Dale Reed; his parents; one
brother and five sisters.
Lloyd is survived by his wife of 66 years, Charlotte, of the home; one son,
Bill and his wife, Eva of Fayetteville; one daughter, Diane Koenigseder
and her husband, Jim of Bentonville; six grandchildren, Casey
Koenigseder, Tara Hill (Brady), Chris Reed, Nate Koenigseder (Julie),
Mallory Reed and Whitney Koenigseder; six great-grandchildren, Kane,
Eleanor, Shepherd and Finley Koenigseder, Emma Chambers and Cadey
Wewers and one brother David Reed of Pasadena, TX.
Pallbearers will be Lloyd’s grandsons, great-grandsons and Brady Hill.
Honorary pallbearers will be Olen Price, Auburn Jones, Jan Colvett, Kevin
and Brandon Walker, Jim Brewer and Alvin Burrell.
Visitation will be from 3:00PM until 5:00PM, Sunday, June 5, 2016 at
Stockdale-Moody Funeral Services in Rogers.
Funeral Services will be at 10:00AM, Monday, June 6, 2016 at Stockdale-
Moody Funeral Chapel in Rogers officiated by Rev. Ron Williamson,
Lloyd’s pastor and friend for many years at Spradling Baptist Church in
Fort Smith.
Burial will be in the National Cemetery in Fort Smith, AR.
Memorials may be made to Crossroads Baptist Church, 1205 Bella Vista
Rd., Bentonville, AR 72712.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Stockdale-Moody Funeral Services of
Rogers. Words of comfort may be shared at stockdalefuneral.com
Copyright 2015 Stockdale-Moody Funeral Services, 2898 West Walnut, Rogers, Arkansas 72756 479-631-1353
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