Funeral Services for Mr. Horace Willard Reed, age 88, of Bradyville will be held Saturday, September 8, 2012 at 10 AM at the Coffee County Funeral Chapel with Bro. Doyle Sadler and Bro. Joe Herbert Sissom officiating.
Burial will follow at Gilley Hill Cemetery in Cannon County.
Visitation with the family will be Friday, September 7, 2012 from 5 – 8 PM at the funeral home.
Mr. Reed passed away Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville.
Mr. Reed was born March 1, 1924 in Hollow Springs, Tennessee, the son of the late Joe N. and Elsie Sissom Reed.
He was a WW II veteran serving as a Seaman First Class in the U. S. Navy. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from MTSC. Mr. Reed worked as a Timekeeper in the Payroll Department of AEDC for many years. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, gardening and spending time with his family.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Frank and Robert Reed and one sister, Bonnie Ewing.
Mr. Reed is survived by his wife, Nila Spry Reed of Bradyville; one son, Terry Reed of Manchester; one daughter, Carolyn Willis and her husband, Jim of Christiana; one sister, Grace Morgan of Greenwood, Indiana and two grandsons, John Willis of Bradyville and James Willis of Christiana.
COFFEE COUNTY FUNERAL CHAPEL is honored to serve the family of Mr. Horace Willard Reed.