Obituary of Maude Lynn Reid a native of Richland Parish, LA
as published in  Monroe The News Star, September 4,2006
Submitted by Dot Golliher, September 6, 2006




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Maude Lynn Reid

Maude Lynn Reid died at her home at The Atria Meridian in Lantana, FL, 
August 29, 2006. Mrs. Reid lived in Kansas City, MO after her marriage 
to Thomas Sutherland Reid on August 30, 1947. They were both associated 
with the Lynn Insurance and Financial Holdings. They later retired to 
Atlantis, FL. 

Mrs. Reid was the daughter of the late Robert Hearsey and Susie Hill 
Lynn of Archibald, LA and the granddaughter of Jesse William and Salethia 
Archibald Lynn, whose parents were among the founders of Archibald, LA. 
She was also the granddaughter of Sarah Ida "Sallie" Hill of Richland 
Parish and the late Tom Hill. 

In her youth, Mrs. Reid was a member of the Archibald Presbyterian 
Church. She attended school in Archibald and was graduated from 
Mangham High School. She was a member of the Daughters of the American 
Revolution, descended from Josiah Burton Archibald, an early pioneer 
in Richland Parish. Mrs. Reid was an avid golfer and belonged to the 
Atlantis Golf Club in Florida. 

Mrs. Reid was predeceased by her husband, Thomas S. Reid; a daughter, 
Frances Adamson; a brother, R.H. Lynn, Jr., of Archibald, LA; and three 
sisters, Kate Lynn Preston of Shreveport, LA; Jessie Lynn Bell of 
Vicksburg, MS and Earline Lynn Brown of Lantana, FL. 

She is survived by a daughter, Mary Ann D'Alton of Sunapee, NH; two 
grandsons, Gordon Reid Adamson of Redmond, WA and Austin D'Alton, Jr. 
of Winterpark, FL; one granddaughter, Andrea D'Alton Fitzgerald of 
Franconia, NH and seven great grandchildren. 

A graveside service will be held at 11:00AM Wednesday, September 6, at 
the Lynn Cemetery, Archibald, LA, with the Reverend John Albright of 
Rayville Presbyterian Church presiding under the direction of Mulhearn 
Funeral Home of Rayville, LA. 

Visitation will be Tuesday, September 5, from 5:30PM to 7:30PM at the 
Mulhearn Funeral Home , Rayville. 

Pallbearers will be Tommy Lynn, Bart Bell, Greg Bazard, Jimmy Logan, 
Gena Hill, and Tom Hill.