1919
Sylvia
2008
Sylvia E. Reed
March 25, 1919 — September 14, 2008
JEFFERSON- Sylvia E. Reed, 89, of John Walker Road, died on September 14, 2008, at Country Village Genesis Elder Care.
Mrs. Reed was born in Jefferson on March 25, 1919, a daughter of Wyeth and Clara (Hurlbutt) Holmes.
Sylvia was a lifelong resident of Jefferson and Randolph. She enjoyed hiking in the White Mountains with her sisters and children and also enjoyed gardening, sewing and cooking. She was the head of the culinary dept. at the Willey Nursing Home in Lancaster and the Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin. For two summers she was employed as a cook at Gwen's Lodge in Coopers Landing, Alaska.
For many years she was an active member of the Highlands Chapel Methodist Church in Jefferson and also a longtime member of both the Eastern Star and the Rebecca's.
Family members include her son Gerald M. Reed and his wife Judith Asetta of Jefferson, with whom she resided with for the last 4 1/2 years of her life, her daughter Alcy Pennebaker and her husband Mark of Corryton, TN, three sisters Rena Coulter of Randolph, Iris Holden of Gorham and Ester McLain of Weare, and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by, her husband Raynor Morrison Reed, on January 6, 1989.
At Sylvia's request there are no calling hours. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, September 27 at 1:00 PM in the Randolph Cemetery. Reverend Dr. Thomas W. Bentum, pastor at the Christ United Methodist Church of Lancaster, will officiate
In lieu of flowers donations maybe made in her memory to Hospice of Weeks Medical Center, main Street, Lancaster, NH 03584
Mrs. Reed was born in Jefferson on March 25, 1919, a daughter of Wyeth and Clara (Hurlbutt) Holmes.
Sylvia was a lifelong resident of Jefferson and Randolph. She enjoyed hiking in the White Mountains with her sisters and children and also enjoyed gardening, sewing and cooking. She was the head of the culinary dept. at the Willey Nursing Home in Lancaster and the Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin. For two summers she was employed as a cook at Gwen's Lodge in Coopers Landing, Alaska.
For many years she was an active member of the Highlands Chapel Methodist Church in Jefferson and also a longtime member of both the Eastern Star and the Rebecca's.
Family members include her son Gerald M. Reed and his wife Judith Asetta of Jefferson, with whom she resided with for the last 4 1/2 years of her life, her daughter Alcy Pennebaker and her husband Mark of Corryton, TN, three sisters Rena Coulter of Randolph, Iris Holden of Gorham and Ester McLain of Weare, and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by, her husband Raynor Morrison Reed, on January 6, 1989.
At Sylvia's request there are no calling hours. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, September 27 at 1:00 PM in the Randolph Cemetery. Reverend Dr. Thomas W. Bentum, pastor at the Christ United Methodist Church of Lancaster, will officiate
In lieu of flowers donations maybe made in her memory to Hospice of Weeks Medical Center, main Street, Lancaster, NH 03584
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