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Dr. Martha A. Reed

1944 - 2018

Dr.  Martha A. Reed obituary, 1944-2018, De Soto, MO

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1944

DIED

2018

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Martha Reed Obituary

Dr. Martha A. Reed, 74, died Friday, Nov. 2, 2018, at her Hillsboro home.

Dr. Reed was born Aug. 19, 1944, in Chesterfield, the daughter of Allen E. Reed and wife Myrtle M., nee Miller. Dr. Reed received her undergraduate degree from the University of Missouri, Columbia, and was a magna cum laude graduate of St. Louis University School of Medicine. Board certified in internal medicine, she was a member of The American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine and a member of Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. Dr. Reed practiced medicine in Jefferson County for over 40 years, as well as being on staff at Jefferson Memorial (now Mercy-Jefferson) Hospital, and was the medical director for VITAS Hospice. She enjoyed traveling, studying genealogy, and hosting family gatherings, especially at Christmas.

She is survived by two sisters, Marcella Luechtefeld, Glencoe, and Mary Jane (Lloyd) Thebeau, Hillsboro; four brothers, David (Janet) Reed, Robert "Bob" Reed, Dr. Leslie (Mary Beth) Reed, and Roger Reed, all of Hillsboro; two sisters-in-law, Liz Reed and Linda Bauman Reed, both of Hillsboro; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; four sisters, Amelia "Dolly" Thomeczek, Helen Hayes Agnello, Sarah Reed and Della Reed; four brothers, Don Reed, Eugene "Pete" Reed, Franklin "Frank" Reed and James Reed; two sisters-in-law, Patricia Reed and Waltraud "Trudy" Reed; and four brothers-in-law, Harold Luechtefeld, Norbert Thomeczek, George Hayes and Salvatore Agnello.

Visitation will be held Friday, Nov. 9, from 1 to 8 p.m. at Dietrich-Mothershead Funeral Home, 220 North Main St., De Soto, MO 63020.

A funeral service will be held Saturday, Nov. 10, at 10:30 a.m. at Old Bethel Church, 3300 Highway T, Labadie, MO 63055.

Interment will be in the church cemetery.

As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations may be made to Friends of Old Bethel, P.O. Box 82, Labadie, MO 63055, Hillsboro Food Pantry, P.O. Box 168, Hillsboro, MO 63050, or De Soto Food Pantry, P.O. Box 552, De Soto, MO 63020.

Arrangements are in care of Dietrich-Mothershead Funeral Home, De Soto.

Published by The Missourian on Nov. 7, 2018.
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Nov

9

Visitation

1:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Dietrich-Mothershead Funeral Home, Inc. - De Soto

220 N. Main St., De Soto, MO 63020

Nov

10

Funeral service

10:30 a.m.

Old Bethel Church

3300 Highway T, Labadie, MO

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Dietrich-Mothershead Funeral Home, Inc. - De Soto

220 N. Main St., De Soto, MO 63020

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