Miami County OhArchives Obituaries.....Reid, Russell O "Russ" November 4, 2009
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Piqua Daily Call dated 5-Nov-2009
Russell O. "Russ" Reid, 78, of 310 N. Sunset Drive, Piqua, died at 1:45 a.m. 
Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, at his residence.
He was born July 23, 1931, in Conover, to the late Emmett and Kathryn 
(Simmons) Reid. He married Marlene E. Pour on Oct. 3, 1953, in Troy; and she 
survives.
Other survivors include a son, Bret (Kimberly) Reid of Piqua; grandchildren, 
Lindsay Reid and Alan (Alison) Reid; a great-granddaughter, Stella Reid; and 
two brothers, Marvin (Suzanne) Reid of Piqua and Gary (Debbie) Reid of 
Fletcher.
Mr. Reid graduated Brown Twp. High School of Conover in 1949, and furthered 
his education in the field of mechanics. He served his country in the United 
States Army during the Korean War. He was a master mechanic and co-owner of 
Tri-County Implement Co. near Fletcher for 24 years until 1986, when he began 
working with the city of Piqua Municipal Power System. He was a member of St. 
Teresa of the Infant Jesus Catholic Church, Indian Creek Rifle Club, National 
Rifle Association, Shelby County Deer Hunters Club, Miami Valley Bass Masters, 
Miami County Antique Power Assoc., Miami County Steam Threshers Association, 
Tri-State Gas Engine & Tractor Association, Buckeye Allis Club, Florida 
Flywheelers, Good Neighbors Farm Bureau Council, Piqua Friends Council of the 
Johnston Farm, Shelby County Antique Power Association and the Steam Engine 
Association of Portland, Ind. He was instrumental in the development of the 
diesel mechanics program at the Upper Valley Joint Vocational School, enjoyed 
his family, square dancing with the Happy Squares, restoring antique tractors, 
fishing, and being a 4-H adviser.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. 
Teresa of the Infant Jesus Catholic Church, Covington with the Rev. Fr. James 
L. Simons as the Celebrant. Burial will follow at Fletcher Cemetery

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