Pearl Bedford Reed
1880 - 1956 (75 years)-
Name Pearl Bedford Reed Born 27 Mar 1880 Coffey, Coffey County, Kansas 
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Gender Male Census 1910 Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Census 1920 War Eagle, Madison County, Arkansas Census 1940 Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas Occupation mechanic; contractor [6] Died 02 Jan 1956 Madison County, Arkansas [1, 5] Buried Huntsville Cemetery, Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas [1, 5] Person ID I85 Gage and Shook Families Last Modified 2 Dec 2023
Father John Smith Reed, b. 12 May 1850, Indiana , d. 26 Jan 1931, Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas (Age 80 years) Mother Margaret Frances Meredith, b. 03 Feb 1854, Kentucky , d. 14 Apr 1936, Arkansas (Age 82 years) Married 03 Aug 1871 Douglas County, Kansas [5, 7] Family ID F48 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Nellie May Barton, b. 31 Mar 1882, Russell County, Kansas , d. 29 May 1953, Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas (Age 71 years) Married 01 Feb 1900 Lincoln County, Kansas Children 1. May Pearl Reed, b. 2 Jun 1900, Kansas , d. 29 Dec 1989, Madison County, Arkansas (Age 89 years)2. Winnie Bernice Reed, b. 21 Mar 1902, Beverly, Lincoln County, Kansas , d. 20 Jul 1986, Delano, Kern County, California (Age 84 years)3. Maggie Jane Reed, b. 19 Nov 1903, Kansas , d. 19 Jul 1992 (Age 88 years)4. John Brice Reed, b. 17 Oct 1905, Kansas , d. 21 Jan 1972, Kern County, California (Age 66 years)5. William Samuel Reed, b. 2 Jul 1907, Kansas , d. 7 Dec 1936, Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas (Age 29 years)6. Edith C. Reed, b. 17 Jan 1910, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas , d. 16 Jan 2012 (Age 101 years)Last Modified 24 Jun 2019 Family ID F15 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Pearl Virginia Smith, b. 3 Jan 1884, Owasso, Tulsa County, Oklahoma , d. 9 Dec 1975, Springdale, Washington County, Arkansas (Age 91 years) Last Modified 15 Feb 2021 Family ID F117 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 27 Mar 1880 - Coffey, Coffey County, Kansas 
Married - 01 Feb 1900 - Lincoln County, Kansas 
Census - 1910 - Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas 
Census - 1920 - War Eagle, Madison County, Arkansas 
Census - 1940 - Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas 
Died - 02 Jan 1956 - Madison County, Arkansas 
Buried - - Huntsville Cemetery, Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - The Madison County Record, Huntsville, Arkansas. 5 Jan 1956. Page 3.
Pearl B. Reed
Funeral services for Pearl B. Reed, 75, prominent Huntsville citizen who died Monday, January 2, at 12:30 a.m., were held at the Presbyterian church here Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Mr. Reed was born in Kansas March 27, 1880, the son of John S. Reed and Margaret Meredith Reed. He had resided in Huntsville the past 43 years and was a widely-known contractor and builder.
He was married to Miss Nellie M. Barton and they were the parents of six children, five of whom survive: Mrs. May Markley of Huntsville, Mrs. Winnie Gage of Springville, Calif., Mrs. Maggie King of Little Rock and Huntsville, Mrs. Edith Grimes of Delano, Calif., and Brice Reed of Delano, Calif. One son, Bill, died in 1935. Mrs. Reed passed away in 1953 and Mr. Reed later married Mrs. Pearl V. King, who survives. He is also survived by 15 grandchildren and 34 great-grandchildren, and seven sisters, Mrs. Leatha Bell of Rockport, Texas, Mrs. Edna Castle of Sacramento, Calif., Mrs. Matie Wright of Cabool, Mo., Mrs. Vernie Strange of Lincoln, Kans., Mrs. Jessie Ogden of Grans Pass, Oregon, Mrs. Hazel Ogden of San Diego, Calif., and Mrs. Crystal Johnson of La Mesa, Calif.
Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Paul Russell and Rev. Cecil Garrison. Burial was in the Huntsville cemetery under the direction of the Brashears Funeral Home.
Paulbearers were Bob Gage, Elmer Everett, James Whittemore, Dexter Harris, Obie Minor and Leroy Kelling.
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- The Madison County Record, Huntsville, Arkansas. 5 Jan 1956. Page 3.
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