Palestine High School Alumni Association

Ethell Reed

06 /15 / 1902  –  04 / 11 / 1998

Services for Ethell Reed, 95, of Palestine will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First Presbyterian Church with Dr. Jeff Cover officiating. Burial will follow in East Hill Cemetery under the direction of Bailey & Foster Funeral Home, Palestine.

Miss Reed died Saturday night in a Palestine healthcare facility.

Miss Reed was born June 15, 1902, in Wilson County. She graduated from Palestine High School in 1919 and attended the University of Texas.

Miss Reed worked as a secretary in the Palestine Independent School District’s office for more than 50 years. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Palestine.

She was preceded in death by a sister, Lucile Reed Eubanks; and three brothers, Freddie L. Reed, Joel M. Reed, and James A. Reed.

She is survived by a sister, Mary Pearl Reed Pinckney of Llano; a brother, Perry Reed of Palestine; ten nephews; and seven nieces.

Nephews will serve as pallbearers.

Source: Palestine Herald-Press 04-13-1998