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Beryl Jean <I>Evans</I> Reed

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Beryl Jean Evans Reed

Birth
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
2 Jul 1997 (aged 71)
Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Burial
Boyertown, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Beryl Jean Reed, 71, died July 2, 1997 in Waterville, ME. She was born in Reading, Pa., on May 26, 1926, the daughter of George and Frances May (Benstead) Evans. She was a 1944 graduate of Mount Penn High School in Pennsylvania. On June 26, 1948, she married Douglass K. Reed. They had resided in Waterville for the past 29 years.

Mrs. Reed had been an active member of the Central Maine Garden Club, where she was a two time Tri-Color Award Winner of the Garden Club. She was a member of the First Congregational Church of which she was a former deacon. She was also a member of the 50 plus Club, the Women's Fellowship and the Evening Sandwich Program. Mrs. Reed was the 2nd prize winner of the Blueberry Pie Contest at the Clinton Maine Fair. She was honored as the Cook of the Week in Kutztown, Pa.

Survivors include three daughters, Patricia E. Glynn of South Berwick, Maine, Molly R. Kershner of Gorham, Maine and Katherine B. Shaw of Scarborough, Maine; one son, Douglass B. Reed of Garmisch, Germany; and four grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the First Congregational Church in Waterville.

Contributor: Janice Prichard (46984070)
Beryl Jean Reed, 71, died July 2, 1997 in Waterville, ME. She was born in Reading, Pa., on May 26, 1926, the daughter of George and Frances May (Benstead) Evans. She was a 1944 graduate of Mount Penn High School in Pennsylvania. On June 26, 1948, she married Douglass K. Reed. They had resided in Waterville for the past 29 years.

Mrs. Reed had been an active member of the Central Maine Garden Club, where she was a two time Tri-Color Award Winner of the Garden Club. She was a member of the First Congregational Church of which she was a former deacon. She was also a member of the 50 plus Club, the Women's Fellowship and the Evening Sandwich Program. Mrs. Reed was the 2nd prize winner of the Blueberry Pie Contest at the Clinton Maine Fair. She was honored as the Cook of the Week in Kutztown, Pa.

Survivors include three daughters, Patricia E. Glynn of South Berwick, Maine, Molly R. Kershner of Gorham, Maine and Katherine B. Shaw of Scarborough, Maine; one son, Douglass B. Reed of Garmisch, Germany; and four grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the First Congregational Church in Waterville.

Contributor: Janice Prichard (46984070)


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  • Maintained by: oleyboy
  • Originally Created by: Carete
  • Added: Feb 29, 2016
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158749333/beryl_jean-reed: accessed ), memorial page for Beryl Jean Evans Reed (26 May 1926–2 Jul 1997), Find a Grave Memorial ID 158749333, citing Fairview Cemetery, Boyertown, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by oleyboy (contributor 48167000).