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Craig Reed Obituary
Craig Allan Reed, 69, of Freeport, died Friday, July 1, 2016, at FHN memorial Hospital. Craig was retired from Commonwealth Edison. Surviving are his companion of many years, Rosalie Geiger of Freeport; brothers, Larry (Jo) Reed of Tucson, Arizona and Calvin (Kay) Reed of Corpus Christie, Texas; cousin and longtime friend, Don Rayhorn of McConnell.
There will be a visitation from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 6, 2016, at Walker Mortuary. Private burial will be in the Oakland Cemetery. Please leave a message in Craig's guestbook at www.walkermortuary.com.
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Greg Hartman
July 6, 2016
To Rosalie, Craig's brothers, family and friends, my condolences. May he rest in peace.
Ken Gray
July 5, 2016
I am so sorry to learn of Craig's passing. I'd bumped into Craig numerous times in the past several months and he was always in good spirits with a positive attitude and his wonderfully dry sense of humor.
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