Billie Sue Reed

Billie Sue Reed, 74, of Rich Creek, Va., passed away on Sunday, April 25, 2010, at Princeton Community Hospital, Princeton, W.Va. Born on October 7, 1935, at Little Valley, Va., she was the daughter of the late William B. and Nellie Lucille Patrick Hamby. Mrs. Reed was retired from the Celanese Corporation where she worked in the Spinning Department and was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Rich Creek, Va. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Gary Dean Reed, in 1994. Survivors include her husband of 56 years, Dean Reed; a son, Terry Reed, of Herndon, Va.; a daughter, Sherry Reed Jennings and husband, Steve, of Carmel, Ind.; a brother, Ben Hamby and wife, Sandy, of Abingdon, Va.; four sisters, Clara Dover and Patty Campbell, of Indianapolis, Ind., June Page, of Peterstown, W.Va., and Joy Roe and husband, John, of Indianapolis, Ind.; three grandchildren, Lindsay and Andrew Jennings and Madison Page; brothers and sisters-inlaw, Ruth Ratcliff, Vella Anderson, Jewell and Gene Reed, Marge and James Reed and Neal Reed; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Services will be held 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 29, 2010, at the Broyles-Shrewsbury Funeral Home Chapel, Peterstown, W.Va., with the Rev. Aubrey Whitlow and the Rev. Doug Hyndrich officiating. Burial will follow in the Sunrise Memorial Gardens, Rich Creek, Va. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, April 28, 2010, at the funeral home. The family requests donations of sympathy be made to the First United Methodist Church of Rich Creek, P.O. Box 397, Rich Creek, Va. 24147. Online guestbook can be signed or condolences may be sent to the Reed family at www.broyles-shrewsbury.com Arrangements by BroylesShrewsbury Funeral Home, Peterstown, W.Va.