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Melody A. “Ma” Reed

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[October 06, 2016]  ILLIOPOLIS - Melody A. “Ma” Reed, 61, of Illiopolis passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at 3:54 a.m. on Wednesday October 5, 2016 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur.

Memorial Gathering:  4:00-7:00 p.m. on Friday October 14, 2016 at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Mount Pulaski

Funeral home: Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln    Mount Pulaski

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Melody A. “Ma” Reed, 61, of Illiopolis passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at 3:54 a.m. on Wednesday October 5, 2016 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur.

Melody was born on January 6, 1955 in Lincoln, the daughter of Franklin and Jean (Vandevender) Naylor. She married David B. Reed on December 24, 1986 in Lincoln. He survives in Illiopolis.

Melody is also survived by her mother, Jean Scott of Heber Springs, AR; her children, Stephanie Ann Leesman of Mount Pulaski, Andrew R. (Jamie) Jones of Mount Pulaski, Dillon D. (Tiffany Graham) Reed of Indianapolis, IN, Morgan Leigh Reed of Mount Pulaski; her brother, Franklin D. Naylor of Mount Pulaski; her sisters, Beverly Parker of Heber Springs, AR, Penny Patton of Vienna, Tracy Hutchinson of Heber Springs, AR; and her four grandchildren.

Melody was preceded in death by her father.

 

Melody worked for years in the agriculture business. She worked for Welch Agri Business, Mount Pulaski Farmers Grain, Lake Fork Farmers Grain, and Elkhart Farmers Grain. But her true love was to tend bar. She worked in various establishments in Logan, Macon, and Sangamon Counties, most recently at The Brickyard in Mount Pulaski. Melody also enjoyed spending time in her garden and solving crossword puzzles.

A memorial gathering for Melody will be held from 4:00-7:00 p.m. on Friday October 14, 2016 at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Mount Pulaski.

Memorial donations may be made in Melody’s name to her family.

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