Willie Lee Reed

Mr. Willie Lee Reed, 75, of Blytheville, died Wednesday, July 17, 2013, at the Floe and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Born Aug. 27, 1937, in Luxora, he was a retired truck driver.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Jay Reed and Alberta Margan Reed; his wife, Eula Mae Groce Reed; a daughter Wanda Reed; and brothers James Reed and Bill Reed.

Mr. Reed leaves four daughters, Lisa (and Kurt) Palmore of Blytheville, and Rosemary, Sara, and Aretha Reed, all of Chicago;

Six sons, Derrick (and Cynthia) Reed of Blytheville, Nelson Reed of Colorado, and Larry, Antonio, Thomas and Earl Reed, all of Chicago;

Two sisters, Lillie Mae Wright and Betty Grimes, both of St. Louis;

One brother, James Jr. Reed of Chicago; and

Twenty-three grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

The family will receive visitors from noon-2 p.m. Saturday at Wilson Funeral Home in Blytheville. Funeral services, officiated by Bishop Henry Mays, will begin at 2 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Gethsemane Gardens Cemetery.