Jack Reed
March 21, 1923 — October 9, 2004
Jack Reed
OBITUARY
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Jack Reed, 81, of China Spring, left us to be with our Lord on Saturday, October 9, 2004 as a result of a brain aneurysm.
A celebration of his life will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at OakCrest Funeral Home with the Rev. Darrell Price officiating. Burial will follow in China Spring Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque.
Jack was born March 21, 1923, in Hamilton County to Will and Bettie (Gordon) Reed. He married Norma (Key) Kruger on February 6, 1982.
Jack was a project superintendent for R.G. LeToureau, Inc. in Liberia, West Africa, and Lima, Peru. He supervised several earth moving projects, including the Waco Dam reconstruction. He designed, built, and operated Oak Hill Raceway in Henderson, Texas.
Jack's skill as a custom bootmaker for over 40 years led to his originating the Boot, Leather, and Saddle Round-Up in the early 1990's. He taught his bootmaking craft to almost 30 students. He was a Eagle Scout, and a former Scoutmaster.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Carolyn Craig.
He is survived by his wife, Norma Reed of China Spring; four sons, Jim Reed of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands; Ted Reed of Henderson; Lex Reed of Dallas, and Larry Kruger of Waco; three daughters, Suzanne Reed of Henderson, Diane Brown and husband Larry of Rockwall; and Kim Price and husband Darrell of Waco; brother, Pete Reed and wife Maxine of Burnet; sister, Alice Willis and husband Howard of Burnet; seven grandchildren; and several special nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be grandsons, Brian McCormick, Kevin McCormick, Matthew Price, Patrick Kruger, D.W. (Wes) Reed, and Dionicio Leal.
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Jack Reed, 81, of China Spring, left us to be with our Lord on Saturday, October 9, 2004 as a result of a brain aneurysm.
A celebration of his life will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at OakCrest Funeral Home with the Rev. Darrell Price officiating. Burial will follow in China Spring Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque.
Jack was born March 21, 1923, in Hamilton County to Will and Bettie (Gordon) Reed. He married Norma (Key) Kruger on February 6, 1982.
Jack was a project superintendent for R.G. LeToureau, Inc. in Liberia, West Africa, and Lima, Peru. He supervised several earth moving projects, including the Waco Dam reconstruction. He designed, built, and operated Oak Hill Raceway in Henderson, Texas.
Jack's skill as a custom bootmaker for over 40 years led to his originating the Boot, Leather, and Saddle Round-Up in the early 1990's. He taught his bootmaking craft to almost 30 students. He was a Eagle Scout, and a former Scoutmaster.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Carolyn Craig.
He is survived by his wife, Norma Reed of China Spring; four sons, Jim Reed of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands; Ted Reed of Henderson; Lex Reed of Dallas, and Larry Kruger of Waco; three daughters, Suzanne Reed of Henderson, Diane Brown and husband Larry of Rockwall; and Kim Price and husband Darrell of Waco; brother, Pete Reed and wife Maxine of Burnet; sister, Alice Willis and husband Howard of Burnet; seven grandchildren; and several special nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be grandsons, Brian McCormick, Kevin McCormick, Matthew Price, Patrick Kruger, D.W. (Wes) Reed, and Dionicio Leal.
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