Vitals: Obit: Lydia (nee Reider) Reed, 1939: St. Clair, Schuylkill Co, PA

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OBITUARY FROM POTTSVILLE REPUBLICAN on Tuesday 3/28/1939
MRS. REED, 92, ST. CLAIR, DIED

St. Clair's oldest woman, Mrs. Lydia Reed, 92 passed away at her home, 266 N.
Mill street, at 4 o'clock, Tuesday Morning after an illness of six weeks.
A resident of the town for the last half a century, the aged woman had
remarkable physical and mental health, for her years, and she _interested in
light household tasks in her home and enjoyed short walks outside of her home
during nice weather until the fatal attack of pneumonia that confined her to
her bed 6 weeks ago.
Mrs. Reed is the widow of Thomas M. Reed, whose death occurred 16 years ago. 
She was a member of the Reformed Church and in her earlier years was one of
the most faithful and active members.
Mrs. Reed's family of seven children, five daughters and two sons, were at her
bedside when she died.  Her prosperity includes 175 descendants, of those, 54
are grandchildren, 100 great-grandchildren and 12 great-great grandchildren.
Her children  are: Mrs. Robert Thomas, Mrs. Charles Stephenson, St. Clair,
Richard, Brockton, William at home and Mrs. Katherine Wasley at home; Mrs. John
Blum and Mrs. William Pierce, Port Carbon.
Her funeral will be held Friday afternoon with W. R. Morgan of St. Clair, the 
funeral director in charge.

Pottsville Republican Death notice 3/30/1939
REED - At St. Clair, PA on Monday, March 27, 1939, Lydia E., wife of the late
Thomas M. Reed, aged 92 years.
Relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the
funeral services Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, from her late home, 266 N. Mill
St., St. Clair, Interment in Odd Fellow Cemetery, St. Clair.

Pottsville Republican 3/31/1939
MRS. LYDIA REED - The funeral of Mrs. Lydia Reed, oldest resident of St. Clair,
who died at her home at the age of 92 years, was held Friday afternoon.  Rev.
Porter Seiwell, past of the Reformed Church, conducted the services at the home
and at the grave in the I.O..F. Cemetery.
The pall Bearers were:  William Reed, Edward Thomas, Frederick Blum, William
Stone, Olive Reed and Thomas Pierce.
W. R. Morgan & Son, St. Clair, were the funeral directors