Beloved husband of the late Lelia Gay (nee Douglass) Reed, loving father of Lisa (Michael) Hughes and Jesse D. Reed, proud grandfather of Jordan Reed and Korey Franklin, dear uncle of Elma Joyce Smith, James Trent, and Edith Adams. Also preceded in death by his parents, Jesse P. and Elma M.(nee Thomas) Reed, 4 sisters and two brothers. If desired, family suggests memorial contributions be directed to the Alzheimers Association, 644 Linn St., Suite 1026, Cincinnati, Ohio 45203 or to the American Diabetes Associaton, Ohio Affiliate, Inc., Southwest Ohio Service Area, 8899 Brookside Ave.,