Lurla Mae Reid

1929 - 2014

Reid, Lurla Mae (nee Lowery) Was born in Gibson County, Tennessee on October 15, 1929 to Norman and Allie V. Lowery. She graduated from Stigall High School in Humboldt, TN in 1949. She confessed a hope in Christ at an early age, and was baptized at Williams Chapel in Gibson County, TN and later attended Salem MB Church. She was joined in Holy Matrimony to William F. Reid in Corinth, Mississippi on May 6, 1953 and moved to Gary, Indiana. She attended Putman Beauty School in Gary under the guidance of Eloise Putman Proctor, and was a licensed cosmetologist in the State of Indiana for over 40 years. She was a faithful member of Liberty Baptist Church for over 50 years, under the pastorate of Dr. D.J. Starks. Lurla served as the church announcer for 35 years. She also served in the mission department, the Liberty Beautifiers, the Lamplighters, and anywhere else she could lead a helping hand. She moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan in 2005 and joined Second Baptist Church, under the leadership of Rev. Matthew W. Wright and later Pastor Strick Strickland. Mother Reid traded time for eternity on Wednesday, October 22, 2014. She leaves to cherish her memory daughters, Joyce Ann Bonner, Vonetta (Jerry) Davis; a son, William F. Reid, Jr.; grandchildren, Ariangela (Allen) Kozik, and Jahnathan Reid Davis; sister, Mozelia (William) Williamson; brother, Ersell Lowery; sister-in-law, Lillie Lowery; adopted daughters, Wanda Thurmond, Dr. Amanda Henry, and Mrs. Nina Mason; adopted son, Dalton Abernathy; and a host of nieces, nephews, neighbors, and friends. Visitation Saturday, November 1, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. with funeral services immediately following at 10:30 a.m. Officiating Pastor Strick Strickland. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.