Statewide County WA Archives Obituaries.....Reed, June Elder     March 9, 2006
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Published in The Daily News on 3/11/2006.
  
June Elder Reed, of Kelso, died at the age of 87, on March 9, 2006, at Hospice 
in Longview. 

She was born June Irene Elder to Alice Elizabeth (McAnally) and Bert Elder on 
July 7, 1918 in Boicourt, Kansas and raised in Missouri where her father leased 
and farmed land. When brothers Bill and Frank, with their families, left 
Missouri for Washington state, June went along. She worked in the fruit 
orchards which allowed her to save enough money to buy a bus ticket for her 
fiancé, Orlie Reed who had remained in Missouri. They were married in 
Ellensburg, WA in 1937, and lived and worked in the Yakima Valley until 1942 
when they moved to Kelso, Washington. After her children were grown June worked 
for over six years at Kelso's Tobiason's variety store, a job she thoroughly 
enjoyed and quit only when the store closed. She enjoyed gardening, canning 
green beans, pickles, jams, jellies and many other things she learned to do 
growing up. She truly loved sewing, becoming an outstanding seamstress, making 
clothes for her daughter and herself. She created beautiful quilts, afghans, 
and crocheted an uncounted number of lovely pieces. She also occupied what time 
she had sewing clothes for children's dolls. June was a member and past post 
president of the Kelso Eagle Auxiliary #1555, a REAC member, and served on 
Kelso's local election board for many years. June's first husband, Orlie, died 
in 1994 after 56 years of marriage. She married again in 1995 and lost her 
second husband, Lloyd Reed, after just three months. She lived in the same 
Kelso neighborhood for more than 60 years. She had been one of a large number 
of young brides at the time who remained close to each other throughout the 
passing years. June was preceded in death by three sisters, five brothers, one 
daughter, and one son. She is survived by daughter, Wanda McCaine (Richard), 
beloved daughter-in-law, Mona Reed; grandchildren Diana Johnson, Darren Reed, 
Debra Hamilton (James), James Laulainen, Warren Laulainen (Caren); great 
grandchildren, Bradley, Tommy, Danielle, Dustin, Brandon, Corrin, Trevor, Cody, 
Sean, Christine, Sarah June and numerous, much beloved nieces and nephews. 

A funeral service will be held March 11, Saturday, 1:00pm at Longview Memorial 
Park in the Steele Chapel. Friends may offer their respects Friday, March 10 
from 9:00am – 5:00pm and Saturday, March 11 from 9:00am – 12:00pm. In lieu of 
flowers, contributions in June's honor may be made to the Alzheimer's 
Foundation of America, 322 Eighth Ave, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10001. 

 
  


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