Jackson County KS Archives Obituaries.....REED, Fred Leo  December 28, 1922
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The Holton Recorder
Jackson County
Thursday
December 28, 1922

Fred Leo REED was born August 12, 1883, at Blue Rapids, Kan., and departed this
life at Oklahoma City, Okla., on December 13,1922, at the age of 39 years, 4
months and 1 day.Early in life he became interested and affliated in the work of
his Saviour and closely followed His teachings throughout life.
When Fred was four and one-half years old he moved with his parents from Blue
Rapids, Kan., to Holton, Kan., and at the age of seven he entered the Holton
Public schools and graduated from the Holton High school with the class of May,
1901.
Following this he completed a business course at Campbell College then located
at Holton.
He was made a Master Mason in Holton Lodge No. 42, A.F.& A.M., and prior to his
coming to Topeka to reside he had advaced to the station of the senior warden of
the lodge which service was ended at that time and de demitted to Siloam Lodge
No. 225 and was a brother of this order at the time of his death.
He was married November 7, 1906, to Cressie D. BECKER of Holton, Kan., who with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. M. REED of Topeka, Kan., and one brother, John
Albert Reed of Cheyenne, Wyoming, are surviving relatives. One brother Kenneth
preceded him to his final resting place.
He became associated with the Santa Fe Railway company on April 22, 1909,
beginning in the office of the auditor of disbursements at Toeka and was
transferred to the general auditor's office at Chicago June 1, 1913. on May 10,
1921, he was appointed assistant auditor and secretary of the Coline Oil
company, at Oklahoma City, Okla., which position he held at the time of his death.
The life of Fred can be described only as a life of self sacrifice as his
thoughts of others and duties to his employers were always first consideration. 

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