Lola Reed

Lola May Reed, age 93, of Washington, died Monday, November 22, 2010 at the M.L. McCreedy Home in Washington following an extended illness. Mass of the Resurrection will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday November 27, 2010 at St. James Catholic Church with Fr. Troy Richmond officiating. Visitation will begin 12:00 p.m. Friday at the Jones & Eden Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Prayer services will be held 6:00 p.m. at the Jones & Eden Funeral Home. Interment will take place at the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Memorials have been established to Hospice of Washington County and St. James Parish. Online condolences may be sent for Lola’s family through the web at www.jonesfh.com. Lola was born February 22, 1917 at the Washington County Hospital in Washington, the daughter of Porter and Mary (Faber) Hartman. She was raised during the Great Depression along the banks of the Skunk River where farming was difficult. Lola lived in Washington County all her life and graduated from Washington High School in 1935. Following graduation, she worked for a lawyer in Washington so her sister Leona could stay with her and finish high school. She worked as a nanny for the three Billings children in Columbus Junction, where her sister Lillian stayed and finished high school. Lola also worked at the McCleery Cumming Calendar Factory and the American Pearl Button Company. She married Bernard J. Reed in 1940 in Washington, Iowa and they moved to Jackson Township where they worked for Everett Stewart. They later purchased a farm on Redwood Avenue where they farmed until 1980. Lola was famous for her canning, cooking and her homemade pies. She enjoyed traveling, bingo and was an early investor in the Riverside Casino. She is survived by six children: son, Roger Reed and wife Connie of Washington; son, David Reed of Washington; daughter, Rosemary Reed of Des Moines; daughter, Bernice Marie Darby and husband Charles of Ainsworth; daughter, Melinda Lord and husband Bill of Washington; son, Nicholas J. Reed and wife Sue of Washington; seven grandchildren, Drew, Wesley, Alex and Wyatt Darby, Jillana Kinsinger and husband Brad, Megan Butler and husband Daniel and Curtis Reed; and one great grandson, Shay Riley Kinsinger. Lola was preceded in death by her parents; her husband in 2000; and four sisters, Lucille Meyers, Leona McGill, Laverne Stout and Lillian Gertz.

Lola Reed

February 22, 1917 - November 22, 2010