Clinton Reed

REED, Mr. Clinton - Age 79, passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at Hurley Medical Center. Family hour 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 21, 2011 at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, G-5443 N. Saginaw St., with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m. Dr. Keith Dill officiating. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10:30a.m. Saturday. Mr. Reed will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 12Noon-8 p.m. Friday with family present from 4-8 p.m. Mr. Clinton Reed was born May 13, 1932 in West Point, Mississippi, the son of McKinley and Emma Lou (Hood) Reed. He was a resident of Flint and a member of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church. Clinton graduated from Flint Central High School. He served in the United States Army and was Honorably Discharged. Clinton retired from Buick Motor Division and was a member of UAW Local 599. Clinton was a political enthusiast and he enjoyed sailing and fising. Mr. Clinton Reed leaves to cherish his memory: former spouse, Thomasene Reed Mabry of Newburgh, IN; 3 daughters, Sharon Reed Walker of Newburgh, IN, Paula Jackson and Shawn (Robert) Teer; 3 stepchildren, Anthony Mabry, Tonya Mabry and Deirdre Gray Taylor; 7 grandchildren, Antoinette “Tobi” Reeves, Jody Jackson, Cheryl Williams, Diane Teer, Rita Allen, Robert (Kim) Teer and Tiana Hassell; 20 great-grandchildren, Erica Yvonne Reeves, Brockton McKinley Reeves, Wesley Chase Reeves, Jaela Jackson, Madison Jackson, Jalesia Jackson and Jody Jackson, Jr., Jasmine, Shelton, Deja and Sammie Williams, Jafonte, Paris and Sterling Teer, Chuckie, Adriannia and Dementrius Allen, Robert Teer, III, Kierra and Isiah Teer; uncle, Robert Lee Cherry of Milwaukee, WI; cousins, Annie Thompson, Theresa (Thomas), Lawrencene (Josiah) Curry, Howard (Fleta) Horton, Jr., Walt Gillespie, Gloria Blaylock, Thomas Nathan Roby, Etta (David) Ashley, Lilly Stallings and Doris Mathews ; sister-in-law, Doris Dill of Ann Arbor, MI; 2 brothers-in-law, Arthur (Shirley) Dickerson of Flushing, MI and Willie (Lillian) Dickerson of Mt. Morris, MI; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends including special friends, John (Sharon) Collins and W. Aron Walker. Mr. Reed was preceded in death by his parents, McKinley and Emma Lou Reed; aunts, Clintell Griffin, Annie Mae Gillespie, Josephine Logensie, Eva Belle Roby and Mary Frances Young; uncles, Solomon Adams, George Meeks and Anthony Hood; cousins, Sally Fullerton, Mary Rainey, Roger Lee Stallings and William Earl Stallings. The family would like to express special thanks to Dr. Keith C. Dill, Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, Memorial Baptist Church of Evansville, IN and Pastor Adrian M. Brooks, Sr.

Clinton Reed

May 13, 1932 - May 17, 2011