Clinton Teal Reed

Clinton Teal Reed obituary, Aurora, MO

Clinton Teal Reed

Clinton Reed Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home on Mar. 1, 2025.

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Clinton Teal Reed, age 56, of Aurora, Missouri, passed away at 6:36 p.m. on Friday, February 28, 2025, at his home. He was born February 21, 1969, in San Diego, California, the son of Duane and Marlene (Loe) Reed.
Clint was a 1987 graduate of Ash Grove High School in Ash Grove, Missouri and was a United States Army veteran serving during the Persian Gulf. Clint was a retired bridge foreman for the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad. Clint enjoyed working on his farm and spending time with his grandchildren.
On October 4, 2016, he married Donna Jane Mills, in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
Clint is survived by his wife, Donna; his mother, Marlene Hammond of Springfield, Missouri; his father, Duane Reed and his wife, Patricia of Springfield, Missouri; two sons, Justin Reed and his wife, Sareena of Willard, Missouri and Austin Reed and his wife, Megan of Owasso, Oklahoma; two daughters, Lauren Holliday and her husband, Chris of Springfield, Missouri and Tristan Reed of Flemington, Missouri; two step-daughters, Reagan Elery and Ashtyn Elery both of Aurora, Missouri; two step-sons, Dalton Elery and his wife, Bailey of Goodman, Missouri and Landon Elery of Mt. Vernon, Missouri; nine grandchildren, Payton, Eliyjah, Olyvia, Miles, Jensen, Seiler, Swayze, Bentley and Kinley and his sister, Daun Read and Doug Sanders, of Buffalo, Missouri.
A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 6, 2025, at Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home, in Aurora, with burial to follow at Maple Park Cemetery in Aurora.
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