Francis Reed

Francis L. "Frank" Reed, 76, of McPherson, died Friday, May 2, 2008, at The Cedars, McPherson. He was born on November 17, 1931, at Kelso, Washington, the son of Clyde Ulysses and Myrtle V. (Tweet) Reed. Frank graduated from high school in Culver, Oregon.

On October 30, 1950, he was united in marriage to Victoria A. "Vikki" White. She preceded him on death on April 25, 2003.

Frank was a retired security guard for Pinkerton Security Services and was stationed at the NCRA Refinery. He also was a police officer and sheriff deputy in McPherson and worked as a mechanic and warehouseman for Farmland Industries.

Mr. Reed was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and served during the Korean War.

Frank was a member of the First Baptist Church, Masonic Lodge #172, Isis Shrine, McPherson Amateur Radio Club, and the M.A.R.S Air Force Network.

The funeral service will be at 10:30 AM, Wednesday, May 7, at the First Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Juniper Haven Cemetery in Prineville, Oregon at a later date. Visitation will be from 3:00 to 8:00 PM Tuesday at Stockham Family Funeral Home with the family present from 6:00 to 8:00 PM.

Survivors include: his mother, Myrtle Kober of Bend, Oregon; two sons, Steven Reed of McPherson and Richard Reed and wife, Margaret, of McPherson; a brother, Earl L. Reed of Culver, Oregon; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father, Clyde Reed, his wife, Vikki, and a daughter-in-law, Barbara Reed.

Memorial donations may be given to the McPherson Shriner's Children's Hospital Fund or Hospice Care of Kansas in care of Stockham Family Funeral Home. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Francis Reed please visit our Sympathy Store.