Nov. 3, 1988: Robert Linden Reeder (Grandmother's Brother) Passes

I started to put together grandmother's family tree, finding most of the "birth" work having already been completed by other family genealogists of distant relation. But those records, while helpful at getting the picture, fell short of answering the question "who's left?" For the Florence-based family, answering the question was simple, though heartbreaking, as most of the notices were posted in the newspaper.

Grandmother is the only survivor of the offspring of Nancy Emma (Harrison) and William Brown Reeder and their spouses.

This is the obituary for her oldest brother, Robert Linden Reeder.


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Florence Times - Nov. 5, 1988

Robert L. Reeder

FLORENCE - The funeral for Robert Linden Reeder, 86, Mitchell-Hollingsworth Nursing Home, will be at 10 a.m. today at Elkins Funeral Home chapel, Florence, with the Rev. Gerald Champion officiating. Burial will be in Florence City Cemetery.

He died Thursday, Nov. 3, 1988, at his residence after an extended illness.

He was a native and lifelong resident of Lauderdale County, a member of North Wood United Methodist Church and Central Civitan Club, former president of the Retired Teachers Association and a teacher for 43 years in both Lauderdale and Franklin counties. He was the former manager of the book store and student union building at the University of North Alabama and former superintendent of grounds at UNA. He was a member of North Wood Board of Stewards and a Sunday school teacher for many years at Central Methodist Church.

Survivors include daughters, Mrs. Bobbie Reeder Austin, Sheffield; Mrs. Peggy Reeder Price, Florence; sisters, Mrs. Ruth Stevenson (sic), Montgomery, Mrs. Virginia Scott, Athens, Ga.; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Central Methodist Church or North Wood Methodist Church.

Bearers will be Jimmy Hall, Harry Austin, Billy Mitchell, Glen Austin, Austeen Goode, John Abernathy, Don Littrell and Jim Spain.

Honorary bearers will be members of Walker's Sunday school class, members of North Wood Goodwill Club, Dr. Carl F. Luckey and Robert Lewis.