Harmon Co. OK Obit for Forrest Gene Reid
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Transcribed from the Altus Times http://www.altustimes.com/
Dated July, 2001
For the Harmon County, OK. archives project:
http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/harmon/harmon.htm 
2/15/2002 by Bill Cook, for the Harmon Co. Okla. Archives.
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Forrest Gene Reid, 72, a long time resident of Altus passed away Saturday 
in Oklahoma City. 
Services are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Lowell-Tims Funeral Home Chapel 
with burial to follow at the Altus City Cemetery. The Rev. Dennis Osborne 
will officiate. 
He was born to John Wesley and Helen Ruth Reid, north of Altus, on Feb. 28, 1929. 
He married Oma Lee "Calhoun" on May 14, 1979 at Hollis. 
He was a self employed farmer and rancher and was also retired from mineral
drilling. 
He enjoyed raising Hereford, flying his Cessna and also building and flying 
ultra light planes. 
Survivors included his wife, Oma Lee Reid of Altus his three children, Joyce 
Perryman of Altus, Virginia Ann Maloney and Albert Wayne Reid both of Grand 
Junction, Colo. two step-daughters, Deborah Kay Compton of Redondo Beach, Calif 
and Carla Mary Lisle of Oklahoma City a step-son, Tracy Alan Holland of Edmond 
a sister, Flora Nell Deatherage of Altus; two brothers, Kenneth Reid of Weatherford 
and Gary Reid of Kingfisher grandchildren, Leann Gross, Kelly Perryman, Alyssa 
Maloney, David Maloney, Allison Blevins, Ashley Reid, 1st Lt. Todd Holland, Trent 
Holland, Zachary Holland, Chase Holland, Eric Holland, Chad Holland, Tucker Holland 
and Audrey Lisle and three great-great-grandchildren, Savannah Holland, Taylor 
Marie Gross and Kaden Mathew Gross; and many nephews and nieces. 
He was preceded in death by his a step-son, Major Travis Dale Holland a brother, 
Ross sister, Joyce and both of his parents.