Palestine High School Alumni Association

03-08-1946  –  05-01-2000

Services for Jerry Wayne Reeder, 54, of Chandler, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Chandler Memorial Funeral Home with the Rev. John Doud officiating.  Burial will follow at Chandler Memorial Cemetery.  Mr. Reeder died Monday at his residence.

He was born March 8, 1946, in Palestine to Fannin and Marjorie Nell Reeder.  Mr. Reeder attended Palestine High School and East Texas State University.  He was an All-State running back in 1964.  Before retiring he was a sheet metal journeyman for Hallady Sheetmetal Co.  He was a member of Brownsboro Assembly of God.  He was preceded in death by his father, and brothers, Bill Reeder and Ellis Reeder .

Mr. Reeder is survived by his wife, Cindy Reeder of Chandler; mother of Palestine; son, Jeff Reeder of Broken Arrow, OK.; daughter, April Reeder Phillips of Tyler and Brandy Reeder Thompson of Chandler; brother, J.W. Reeder of Buffalo; and three grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be James Reeder, John Reeder, David Reeder, Ronnie Vallery, Douglas Williams, Darroll Reeder, Jerry Compton and Nick Greene.

Visitation will be from 6 – 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.