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Lloyd Reed

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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, Miss., Clarksdale, Miss., Fort Smith, Ark. and Memphis, Tenn. He retired from Firestone to open his own tire store in Fort Smith, Ark. 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, Texas. 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 p.m. until 5 p.m., Sunday, June 5, 2016 at Stockdale-Moody Funeral Services in Rogers. Funeral Services will be at 10 a.m., 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, Ark. Memorials may be made to Crossroads Baptist Church, 1205 Bella Vista Rd., Bentonville, Aek. 72712. Arrangements have been entrusted to Stockdale-Moody Funeral Services of Rogers. Words of comfort may be shared at stockdalefuneral.com.

Published June 4, 2016

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