Albemarle County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Reid, Rev. Amy C June 13, 2008
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Daily Progress, June 20, 2008
The Reverend Amy Carter Reid, 95, of Charlottesville entered into eternal rest 
on Friday, June 13, 2008, at the Laurels Nursing Center in Charlottesville, 
Virginia, following a short illness.



Born April 1, 1913, in Albemarle County, she was the daughter of the late 
Mariah Carter. She was preceded in death by her husband, Deacon James Reid; and 
brothers, Theodore and Eddie Carter; and her sister, Bell Jackson.



The Reverend Reid was educated in the Albemarle County Public School System and 
graduated from the Berean Bible Institute in New York City in 1941. She was 
licensed to preach in 1942 in New York City and received her ordination to the 
Gospel Ministry in 1944. Shortly thereafter, she returned to Albemarle County 
and began her preaching ministry. The Reverend Reid's pastoral ministry spanned 
44 years at the Wildon Grove Baptist Church in Gordonsville, Virginia, and the 
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Earlysville, Virginia. 



She held offices and member-ship in various organizations; Church Women United, 
Piedmont Baptist Association, (Women's Auxiliary and Sunday School Auxiliary), 
Lott Carey Missions Convention, and the Ministers and Deacon's Union.



The Reverend Reid leaves to cherish her memory a loving and devoted family, her 
daughters, Evelyne C. William of Charlottesville, Virginia, Ernestine Boling of 
Fishersville, Virginia, Gladys Osborne of Lexington, Kentucky, Vernesse Roberts 
of Manassas, Virginia; a foster daughter, Barbara Cowan of Roanoke, Virginia; 
grand-children, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, and a host of 
other beloved relatives and friends.



Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Saturday, June 21, 2008, at St. John 
Baptist Church with the Reverend Xavier Jackson officiating. Interment will 
follow at Oakwood Memorial Cemetery.



The Reverend Reid will lie in state one hour prior to services at the St. John 
Baptist Church, 1595 St. John Road, Cobham, Virginia.



In lieu of flowers and in memory of their mother the family respectfully 
request that monetary donations be sent to the Chapman Grove Baptist Church 
Building Fund, 2064 Stony Point Road, Charlottesville, VA 22911.



Services of comfort are entrusted to the staff of McClenny Funeral Service, 
Doris A. McClenny Mortician. 





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