October 10, 1935 – December 2, 2012 Weldon Lavonne Reid, 77, of Muenster, died Sunday, December 2, 2012 at Renaissance Care Center. Funeral Services for Mr. Reid will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 5th at Meador-Clement-Keel Chapel with Rev. Bill Black, Pastor of Grand Avenue Baptist Church officiating. Interment will follow in New Hope Cemetery. Pallbearers will be grandsons, Joey Martin, Nathan Sandmann, Greg Russell, Shane Kennedy, William Harrell, Nicholas Yosten, Nathan Chatterley and nephew, Danny Fellers. John Yosten, John Walterscheid and Rick Stewart will serve as honorary bearers. No visitation is planned.
Weldon was born in Saint Jo, Texas October 9, 1935, the son of Barney and Hattie Mae (Blodgett) Reid. He married Peggy Jo Clark January 22, 1955 in Gainesville, Texas. Mr. Reid worked for Cooke County Electric for forty-six years before retiring. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather who loved to garden, fish, hunt and watch movies.
Survivors of Weldon Reid include the love of his life, wife, Peggy Reid of Muenster; daughters and sons-in-law, Laneta and Ernie Martin of Muenster, Roxie and Phillip Russell of Muenster, and Mechal and Rex Harrell of Gainesville; son and daughter-in-law, Rusty Lynn and Monnie Reid of Muenster; brother and sister-in-law, Thurman and Margie Reid of Marietta, Oklahoma; grandchildren and their spouses, Joey and Jeanie Martin of Gainesville, Yvonne and Nathan Sandmann of Valley View, Greg Russell of Muenster, Angela and Shane Kennedy of Callisburg, William and Laura Harrell of Valley View, Stephanie Harrell of Gainesville, Telisha and Nicholas Yosten of Lewisville and Jennifer and Nathan Chatterley of Aubrey; great-grandchildren, Caleb Sandmann, Chloe Sandmann, Alex Gates, Nicole Gates, Zachary Kennedy, David Kennedy, Kay Ellen Kennedy, Gracie “Rosebud” Harrell, Breanna Yosten, Emma Yosten, Derek Yosten, June Chatterley and Trevor Reid and great-great-grandchild, Rockie Ricardo. He was preceded in death by his parents and a son, Weldon Lavonne Reid, Jr.
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