Roger Reed

  Noted events in his life were:

• Census: Floyd Co, KY - 1920 Federal Census, 16 Jan 1920, Floyd CO, KY. ² Allen, Dist 13, Sheet 12A, Stamped Pg 216

• Census: Floyd Co, KY - 1930 Federal Census, 17 Apr 1930, Floyd CO, KY. ³ Dist 7, Dist 25, Sheet 14A, Stamped Pg 204

• Obituary: Floyd County Times, 25 May 2003, Floyd CO, KY. Roger Reed Sr., 89, of Hueysville, died Monday, May 19, 2003, at the Hazard Appalachian Regional Hospital.
Born June 8, 1914, in Floyd County, he was the son of the late Gold and Sarah Patton Reed. He was a disabled coal miner and a veteran of the U.S. Army and World War II.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Olvie Vanderpool Reed.
Survivors include three sons, Roger Reed Jr. of Hueysville, Jerry Reed of Lexington, and Gary E. Reed of Eastern; a daughter, Priscilla Tussey of Hueysville; two brothers, Kelly Reed of Mousie, and John Reed of Hueysville; two sisters, Virgie Vanderpool of Garrett, and Myrtle Vanderpool of Greenwich, Ohio; 13 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren

In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Shannon Reed; two daughters, Pamra Reed and Janice Reed; five brothers, Norman Reed, Gold (Chuck) Reed Jr., Jessie Reed, A.J. Reed, and Claude Reed; three sisters, Clarice Pickett, Gail Dedmon, and Sadie Chadwick; and one great-grandchild.
Funeral services were conducted Thursday, May 22, at 11 a.m., at the Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home in Martin, with Rev. Ondie Wireman and Bill Tussey Jr. officiating.
Burial was in the Reed Family Cemetery at Salyers Branch in Hueysville.
Vistation was at the funeral home.

Roger married Olvie Vanerpool.