Submitted by: Dan Rich

 

James Reed

Oct. 24, 1940 - May 29, 1998

 

South Bend Tribune 6/5/1998

SOUTH BEND - Mr. James Reed, 57, of Milwaukee, Wis., formerly of South Bend, Ind., passed away following a sudden illness on Friday, May 29, in Milwaukee. On Oct. 24, 1940, in Hayti, Miss., he was born to the union of John and Laura (Solomon) Reed. He was preceded in death by his father, John Reed in 1976; his mother, Laura Reed in 1995; and by a brother, Herbert Reed in 1977.

 

He is survived by five daughters, Jacqueline Reed of South Bend, Janice Regina Reed of Kansas City, Mo., Crystal Reed of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Natachia Ann Reed and Melinda Laura Reed, both of Anderson, S.C.; 11 grandchildren; five sisters, Dorothy E. Reeves of Chicago, Ill., Regina Reed-Phillips of Grand Prairie, Texas, Parthenia Reed, Joanne Reed-Donaldson and Deborah Reed-Johnson, all of South Bend; three brothers, Robert Reed and Terry Reed of South Bend, and John Reed of Mission Hills, Calif.; along with a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

 

James served his country in the United States Air Force and was honorably discharged in 1962. Shortly thereafter he relocated to New York and was employed as a United States postal worker. He later worked for the New York Transit Company. He moved to Milwaukee in 1988 and was employed by the Badger Advertising Company until the time of his death.

 

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Alford's Mortuary. Interment will follow in Highland Cemetery.