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Tom Reding Obituary
Tom Reding, 71, of Fort Smith passed away Feb. 19, 2020. He was born Dec. 1, 1948, in Fort Smith to Lawrence Reding and Mavis Wells Reding. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War. Tom was the owner/operator of Fort Smith Surgical Supply for 30 years. He was always one to stay busy. After his retirement, he went to work part time for Delta Airlines and Chick-fil-A and transported vehicles for Larry Rath Automotive. Tom was a member of the Fort Smith Hiking Club, Optimist Club and Grand Avenue Baptist Church.
He is survived by two sons, Brian Reding and wife Alicson of Cedarville and Tim Reding and wife Amanda of Van Buren; a brother, David Reding and wife Jananne of Little Rock; six grandchildren, Briana and Brison Reding, Katie McBroom and Paiton, Madilyn and Bailey Reding; and his special friend, J.R.
Celebration of life will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, at Grand Avenue Baptist Church in Fort Smith. Services have been entrusted to Edwards Funeral Home.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Friday at Edwards Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to The Leukemia And Lymphoma Society online at www.lls.org.
To place online condolences, visit www.edwardsfuneralhome.com.
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Denise
February 21, 2020
Tom was an awesome man, he and I hiked many, many trails together as well as bike riding,kayaking,etc.. ,I knew him because of the hiking club ,he was well loved by everyone and I will miss him greatly
Sherri Drzewiecki (Schoeppe)
February 20, 2020
Tom was a special man. His kindness and quiet demeanor made him special to a great many people. Knew him for near 50 years but in recent years more through the Trailblazers Hiking Club where we enjoyed his friendship on hikes, trips to the National Parks across the country, and more. To say we'll miss him is not enough, we loved him as well. Go in peace Tom.
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