Jean Ella Reed

1945 - 2011

MUNNSVILLE -- Jean Ella Reed, 65, of 4965 Brown Road, Munnsville, died unexpectedly on Monday, Jan. 10, 2011, at her home.

She was born on Oct. 2, 1945, in Oneida, a daughter of Ralph and Marion Holmes Comanitsky Reed.

Jean lived in the Munnsville area all her life, attending the Stockbridge Valley schools.

She worked as a school bus driver for many years, retiring from the Canastota Central School District. She later drove bus for the Stockbridge Valley Central Schools, and had worked at Madison County Office for the Aging in Canastota for the last year.
Jean enjoyed line dancing and was a follower of Fritz's Polka Band. She also enjoyed feeding and watching birds, gardening, competing in school bus rodeos, playing Dominos, going to the summer concerts in the area, and loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.

She married Stephen W. Tifft on Aug. 27, 1966, in Pine Woods, NY. Steve died on July 9, 1987.

Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Scott and Lisa Tifft of Munnsville; four daughters and two sons-in-law, Stephanie Tifft and her fiance, Mark Romeo, of Boonville, Susan and Douglas Courtright of Owego, Stacey and Tony Perkins of Clinton, Md., and Selina Tucker of Canastota; a brother, R. Gerald Reed of Munnsville; six sisters, Beulah Reed of Oneida, Mary Jane Clark of Morrisville, Dorothy Curtis of Tennessee, Joan Eddy of Clockville, Joyce Havener of Vernon, and Linda Reed of Arkansas; 13 grandchildren, Stephen Tifft, Skyler Tifft, Spencer Tifft, Sullivan Tifft, Shayden Tifft, Selina Tifft, Kyle Courtright, Kelsey Courtright, Jessica Curtis, Davant Perkins, Deryn Perkins, Dakota Tucker, and Dustin Tucker; a great grandchild, DaShaun VanPatten; an aunt, Anne Zobrist of Tonawanda; as well as several nieces, nephews, and cousins. Jean was predeceased by a granddaughter, Destiny Rose Seymour, and a brother, Glen Reed.

\Memorial services for Jean Ella Reed, 65, of Munnsville, will be held 4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011, at the J. Homer Ball Funeral Home, Canastota. The Rev. William M. Wilcox, pastor of Fyler Community Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Lenox Rural Cemetery, Canastota. Calling hours will be held Thursday (tomorrow) from 2-4 p.m., prior to the service, at the funeral home, 201 James St., Canastota. In her memory, contributions may be made to the Madison County Office for the Aging, 138 Dominick Bruno Ave., Canastota, NY 13032, with envelopes available at the funeral home.