Devere Delvin Reed

Jan 9 1908 - Mar 5 1965

  Devere Delvin Reed and Frances Lavada Davis
 were married November 16 1931

              
                                                                        Devere was a cab driver for part of his career.

                                                      
                             A Memorial                                      Frances and one of her grandchildren or great
                                                                                                      grandchildren. (Does anyone know this baby?)

When Frances died in Phoenix, AZ, the family arranged to have her ashes returned to Long Beach, MS for burial.  This newspaper clipping details how the US Postal Service "lost" the package.   Kathy wrote this poem about the
mishap.

          
    
April 2003 Reed Family Reunion, Long Beach, Mississippi
Left to right
Billy Dwight Reed,  Lisa Reed McNeil, Mary Frances Reed Cruse, Harmony Reed Raffeo, Kirsti Podgorski, Helen Francine Reed Podgorski, Kathy Reed McCardle, Megan Christine Cruse, Melissa Dawn McNeil
(Now if I don't have the names right, I depend on you to correct me!)

Devere and Frances had 4 children.

Jerry Sebastian Reed          Birdie Rochelle Reed
Roberta June Reed                Billy Dwight Reed  

To all my cousins and family members out there: If you have pictures you want to share with the rest of us, just scan them and send them to me. I'll add them to the appropriate page.  And, remember, if I haven't got the names or connections right, it is up to you to correct me.  Jill

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