From the children of Norma Reed: Ed and Sharon Reed Riddlem Ken and Pam Reed, Alan Reed, Barry and Carolyn Reed, and families: Our precious mother, Norma Reed, passed from this life on June 28, 2025, at the age of 103 ½ years. The family would like to invite everyone to come to a ”Celebration and Remembrance of Life “for her on August 9, 2025, from 2-5 pm at the Erick Community Center. The event will be a casual, come and go ice cream social; with a time of sharing, fellowship, and remembering of our amazing mother. Ice cream and drinks will be provided. If you would like to contribute homemade ice cream or bring a dessert, please let the family know. Norma was a lifelong member of the church of Christ. Donations can be made in her name to the Church or to Mayfield Cemetery c/o Ken Reed. We will be planting trees at the Cemetery in the fall in her honor.
Our sympathy goes out to the family of Fran Glen Hayen. Service information was not known at the time of this column’s deadline.
Happy Anniversary wishes go out to Rod & Lynn Smith, who will celebrate on 8/7.
Birthdays to celebrate for this issue (8/2-8/8 will be: 8/2-Ricky Laster, Tina Harkins, Emma Coker & Gavin Brookshire; 8/3-Colby Holland, Jamey Guy, Jack Tindle & Cara Berry; 8/4-Christina Caputo & Rusty Wilson; 8/5-Justin Janz & Alyssa Hernandez; 8/6-N/A; 8/7-Holli Johnson Burns, Cheryl Bobo, Carolyn West, Sandi Byrne, Eva Byrne, Preston Laster, Josh Brinkley & Kaelin Hinkle; 8/8-Alicia McCullock, Pam Ballew, Davey Davis, Lindsay Creswell, Staten Strickland, Gene Whitten, Christi Abla Lansden & Cynthia Fuchs Turner.
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