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Submitted: 10/21/11 • Approved: 5/5/21 • Last Updated: 5/8/21 • R604432-G604432-S3
William 1877 - 04 May 1954
Cora 30 Oct 1881 - 15 Jul 1967
Marriage: 02 Mar 1909 Izard County, Arkansas*
William D Reed son of William Henry Reed and Roxanne (Arnold) Reed. Cora E (Bailey) Reed daughter of William J Bailey and Sarah J (Wade) Bailey. William D Reed born in Arkansas died Newburg, Izard County, Arkansas.
**obituary
The Calico Rock Progress, Calico Rock, Arkansas, May 7, 1954:
Funeral of Wm. R. Reed Held at Flat Rock.
William R. Reed, life-long resident of Newburg, died Tuesday morning at the age of 78. Funeral services were conducted at Flat Rock church Wednesday morning with Rev. D. G. Hindman of Melbourne officiating. Burial was in Flat Rock Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Cora Reed and two nieces Mrs. Lorene Neal of Newburg Sage.
(Note: Obituary shows he was survived by two nieces, but only lists one, and it shows she was from both Newburg and Sage. It appears one nieces name was left out and that one lived at Newburg and one at Sage.)
*Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957
Name: William D Reed
Sex: Male
Age: 31
Residence Place: Newburg, Izard, Arkansas
Birth Year (Estimated): 1878
Spouse's Name: Cora Bailey
Spouse's Sex: Female
Spouse's Age: 27
Spouse's Residence Place: Engle, Izard, Arkansas
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1882
Marriage Date: 2 Mar 1909
Marriage Place: Izard, Arkansas, United States
Marriage Place (Original): , Izard, Arkansas, United States
Marriage License Date: 1 Mar 1909
Photo courtesy of Vera Emaline (Lane) Reeves.
Contributed on 10/21/11 by maxparnell
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