Beckham County, OK - Obits: Nelson Leander Reed, 1925
Tuesday, 07 October 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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REED, NELSON LEANDER
(20 Mar 1925, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
Funeral of N. L. Reed
J. W. Martin and family, E. L. Moore and son, Mrs. Kent and son and Mrs.
Watson attended the funeral of N. L. Reed at Cheyenne.  Mr. Reed died
Tuesday, March 10 of pneumonia.  He was laid to rest Wednesday in the
silent city beside his daughter and mother who preceded him twelve and
fifteen years ago.  A large crowd from Cheyenne, Sandstone, Highpoint and
Grandview, some from north of Sayre and Bella Vista attended the burial at
Grandview.  He leaves to mourn his passing, his wife and two daughters of
Cheyenne, four brothers, J. F. Reed of Sandstone; C. S. Moore of Elk City;
R. S. Pepper of Bellevista; and E. L. Moore of Grandview; his nieces and
nephews, Mesdames Miller and Martin, Misses Floy and Fern Moore, Roy Dale
and Fred Moore of Grandview; Mrs. Leeper and Miss Francis Pepper of
Bellevista and one nephew from Kansas, as well as many friends wherever he
was known.
(27 Mar 1925, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
Nelson Leander Reed was born in Lynn county, Missouri, July 27, 1865.  He
grew to manhood in Missouri and on July 7, 1895 was happily united in
marriage to Miss Nettie Jackson.  To this union were born three daughters,
Vera Marie, Jessie May, and Mildred Etna, one of whom, Jessie May, at the
age of twelve, preceded her father to the heavenly home.  Mrs. James
Sprowls resides in Cheyenne and Mildred, a girl of about eleven, resides
with her mother here.
Brother Reed with his family, moved to Oklahoma in 1901 and settled in the
Sandstone country between Elk City and Cheyenne.  In 1921 he moved his
family to Cheyenne where he lived till the day of his death, March 10,
1925.
He professed faith in Christ about 1905 and united with the Christian
Church.  In 1924 during a revival in the Baptist Church of Cheyenne he and
his faithful companion who survives him united with that church.
In all the walks of life where Brother Reed went while here in the flesh
he was faithful to the trust committed to his hands.  Whether on the farm
or in the business world he was always the soul of honor.  As a husband
and father he provided for those whom the Lord had given him and ever
exhibited those qualities of loving kindness and tender ministrations so
characteristic of men who are good and true.
He leaves to mourn his loss the faithful companion of many years, two
daughters and a circle of friends that was inclusive of all his
acquaintances.  To the sorrowing ones we offer our heartfelt sympathies
and pray that God will be with them in this dark time.  E. E. Grimes
Mr. Reed had resided in Cheyenne for the past several years and while in
our city made a host of friends, all of whom spoke well of him.  He became
ill just one week before his demise, but his condition was serious from
the first.  He took flu and later developed pneumonia which went to both
lungs causing his death.  He had been in poor health for several months
but was thought to be improving in every way when the last illness
overtook him.
Funeral services were conducted in the Baptist church of this city
Wednesday morning, with Rev. E. E. Grimes officiating, after which the
remains were taken to Grand View cemetery and laid to rest beside others
of his family.

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