Published: November 26, 2009 05:30 pm      

Harvey B. Reed

ROANOKE, Va. — Harvey B. Reed, 86, of Roanoke, Va., beloved father, husband and friend died Tuesday, November 24, 2009 in Roanoke, Va. where he had been a resident of Brandon Oaks for the past year and a half. Harvey is survived by his daughter, Ellen Burnett and her husband Ed Burnett of Roanoke Rapids, N.C.; daughter, Malina Gaynor and her husband Walt Gaynor of Roanoke; son, Brent Reed of Chester, S.C.; son, Bradley Reed and his wife Vickey of Peterstown, W.Va.; brother, Harden Chrisley Reed and his wife Christine of Christiansburg, Va.; and three grandsons, Clay Gaynor and his wife Becca of Washington, D.C., Cody Burnett of Cape Verde, Africa and Will Gaynor of Austin, Texas.

Harvey was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Lorene; daughter, Dreama Lou Reed; his mother and father, Bettie and Molar Reed; his sister, Susie Reed; and his brother, Lincoln Reed.

Harvey was a family man first and foremost. He was an accountant and comptroller in the automobile and trucking industries in the High Point and Greensboro, N.C. area for more than twenty-five years before moving to Seven Lakes, N.C. where he enjoyed a second career in real estate. Harvey was also a World War II army veteran, a 32nd degree Mason, a Shriner, an officer in the Order of Eastern Star, and an elder in the Presbyterian Church. He enjoyed flying, boating and most of all spending time with his family and friends.

The family will receive friends at The Horne Funeral Home, Saturday, November 28, 2009 from 12 noon till 2 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, in The Horne Funeral Home Chapel with Pastors Bob and Dusty Fiedler officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Cemetery in Christiansburg, Va. In lieu of flowers, the family request that memorial donations be made in Harvey’s memory to the Shriners Children’s Hospital or the Appalachia Service Project. Online condolences may be sent by visiting www.HorneFuneralService.com. The Reed family is being served by Horne Funeral Home, Christiansburg, Va.

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