Frances Bowen Reed

Mother Frances Bowen Reed was born on April 11, 1941, in Greenville, Alabama.  She was born to the late Early B. Bowen and Ella Mae Gulley Bowen.  Frances was called home to be with the Lord and she answered the heavenly call on Wednesday, September 8, 2021.  She received the Lord at an early age and became a member of Pine Bloom Missionary Baptist under the leadership of Reverend Ford Sr.  Even at an early age, she loved to sing and lift up the name of Jesus. 

Mother Reed was united in holy matrimony to the late Albert Reed for over 50 years.  She was educated in the Gadsden County Public School System.  She was a faithful  member of St. James Missionary Baptist Church, Sycamore Community.  Over the years she served wholeheartedly in the following positions:  Youth Sunday School teacher, choir member, hospitality and the Church Mothers Board and respectful Mother figure in her community.

She was employed at the Fernlea Nursery located in Quincy, FL.  In her spare time, she enjoyed gardening, planting flowers and many types of fruit trees which is evident in her yard today. 

She was preceded in death by her husband, Deacon Albert Reed Sr. and two sons, Tony Jakes and Ronald Reed. Also, her father Early B. Bowen Sr. and two brothers, Arthur Bowen, and Early B. Bowen Jr.

Mother Reed  is survived by a loving mother, Ella Mae Bowen of Gretna, FL; four daughters, Betty Green (Woodville, FL), Annette Bradley, Gwendolyn Reed (Curtis) of Panama City, FL, Crystal Reed (Sycamore, Florida), two step-daughters, Betty Sturdivant of Peoria, IL; Reverend Jeanette Fayson-Thomas of Gainesville, FL;  four sons, Andrew Reed (Cynthia), Craig Reed (Madison County), Leonard Reed (Evelyn) of Sycamore, FL, Rufus Reed, Stone Mountain, GA, and three stepsons, Albert K. Reed, Sycamore FL, Jeffery Reed (Donna) of Savannah, FL, Michael Reed of Tallahassee, FL; two brothers:  Elder Robert Bowen (Betty Jean) of Gretna, FL and Herman Bowen of San Diego, CA.  She also leaves to cherish twenty-nine grandchildren, thirty-six great grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and other loving friends