Palestine High School Alumni Association

04 / 12 / 1936  –  09 / 05 / 1998

Services for Bill F. Reeder, 62, of Palestine, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Bailey & Foster Chapel with Dan Manuel officiating. Burial will follow at 3 p.m. at Cana Cemetery in Canton.

Mr. Reeder died Saturday at Memorial Mother Frances Hospital in Palestine.

He was born April 12, 1936, in Buffalo.

He was a member of Crockett Road Church of Christ and a graduate of the University of Houston. He owned and operated Reeder Air Conditioning and Refrigeration in Tyler for 20 years and in Palestine for 13 years. He worked for York Air Conditioning in Saudi Arabia for four years before moving to Palestine.

Mr. Reeder was preceded in death by brother, Ellis Reeder.

He is survived by his wife, Lorelee Reeder of Palestine; mother, Marjorie Reeder of Palestine; sons, James Reeder of Tyler, David Reeder of Palestine and John Reeder of Troup; stepson, Kelly Collins of Irving; brothers, J.W. Reeder of Buffalo and Jerry Reeder of Chandler; and seven grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Eric Reeder, Justin Reeder, David Reeder, Rod Ellenburg, Danny Young, Darrell Reeder and Scotty Phillips.

Source: Palestine Herald-Press 09-07-1998