Palestine High School Alumni Association

Ellis Ray Reeder 1963 Born 03-04-1944 Died 01-24-1975 Age 30

 
03 / 04 / 1944  – 01 / 24 / 1975

Ellis Ray Reeder, 30, died at 1:30 a.m. Friday January 24, 1975 in Aurora, Colorado.

The body is being returned to Palestine, where the funeral services are to be held at 11 a.m. Monday in the Bailey Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Otis Felton officiating. Burial will follow in the Buffalo City Cemetery.

Mr. Reeder was born and reared in Palestine. A member of the Baptist Church, he was a graduate of Palestine High School. For the past three years he had been employed by the King Liquidation Company of Aurora, Colorado.

Survivors include his mother, Mrs. F. C. Reeder of Palestine; three brothers, Bill Reeder of Tyler, J. W. Reeder and Jerry Reeder, both of Conroe; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Albright of Buffalo; and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Reeder’s father preceded him in death on July 14, 1970.

Source: Palestine Herald-Press 01-26-1975