Charles F. “Freddie” Reed passed away Monday, October 7, 2014, at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas, at the age of 87. He was born May 20, 1927, to Charles Frederic “Fred” and Mary Adolphene “Addie” (Griebel) Reed in rural Rooks County, Kansas.
Freddie grew up in Rooks County and graduated from Webster High School with the Class of 1945. As a young man he participated in 4-H and FFA. On May 5, 1962, he was united in marriage to Shirley Brown at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Stockton, Kansas. He enjoyed pool, and played on a Snooker team, was a member of the Knights of Columbus, and a Board Member of Farm Bureau and the CO-OP.
Freddie was a hard-working, soft-spoken, kind-hearted man. He worked the farm for 64 years, enjoyed horse racing and pheasant hunting, and was a very social guy. He loved people. Friends and neighbors, church, and most especially his family, these are what mattered the most to him.
Freddie is survived by his wife Shirley Reed of the home; son David Reed and wife Karen of Stockton; daughters Denise Murchie and husband Scot of Stockton, and Debra Portschy and husband Dean of Herndon; grandchildren Madison Reed, Jonathan Reed, MaKayla Reed, Isaac Reed, Heather Murchie, Adam Murchie, Marcus Portschy, and Neil Portschy.
He was preceded in death by his parents Fred and Addie Reed, sisters Ione Elliott and Leora Reed, and brother-in-law Wayne Elliott.
Freddie was a man of deep abiding faith and love for God, his family, and his friends. Until we see him again, we will miss him, but he will live forever in our hearts. His life was an inspiration to all who knew him, living every day as the Holy Scriptures admonish us, “To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.”
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, October 10, 2014 at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Stockton, Kansas with Father James Grennan officiating. Burial will follow in the St. Thomas Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 1:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. at Plumer-Overlease Funeral Home in Stockton, Kansas.
Memorials are suggested to St. Thomas Catholic Church or the Nova Theater and may be sent in care of Plumer-Overlease Funeral Home, 723 N. First Street, Stockton, KS 67669. Condolences may be left for the family at www.plumeroverlease.com.