Obituary – Maxine (Taylor) Reed – Benton

Maxine (Taylor) Reed, 88, of Benton, passed away at 10:10 a.m. Sunday, March 3, 2013 at Franklin Hospital in Benton.

She was born in Whittington, IL on June 28, 1924, the daughter of Denzil and Velva (Spencer) Taylor.

She married Guy Reed on July 2, 1974 and he died on Sept. 30, 1992.  Mrs. Reed was a member of the Williams Chapel Church and attended the First United Methodist Church in Benton.

She is survived by one brother, Stanley Taylor, of Ewing, one sister LaWanda Mezo and husband James, of McLeansboro, a niece, Beth Hill and husband Michael, of Ewing and a great-nephew Taylor Hill, of Ewing.

Maxine was preceded in death by her parents, husband and by a sister-in-law Doris Taylor.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, March 8 at the Morton & Johnston Funeral Home in Benton.  Burial will be in Elder S. M. Williams Cemetery, in Ewing.  Visitation will be after 11 a.m. Friday until the time of the service at Morton & Johnston Funeral Home in Benton.

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