OSAGE CITY - E. Gene Reid, 84, Osage City, died June 8, 1985, in Brookside Manor, Overbrook. Born March 2, 1901, in Mercer County, Mo., he married Leona M. Powell May 24, 1924, at Linneus, Mo. She died Dec. 7, 1979. A schoolteacher and school superintendent, his career included 14 years at Sublette and 16 years at Johnson.
He was a member of the Rotary Club, Johnson, Kiwanis Club, Osage City, and the Osage City United Methodist Church.
Survivors: son, Jack, Artesia, N.M.; daughters, Mrs. Jay Bond, Topeka, Mrs. Bill King, Cloudcroft, N.M.; sister, Mrs. Bonnie Fields, Wichita; eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Crable Funeral Chapel, Osage City. Burial at Osage City Cemetery.
He was a member of the Rotary Club, Johnson, Kiwanis Club, Osage City, and the Osage City United Methodist Church.
Survivors: son, Jack, Artesia, N.M.; daughters, Mrs. Jay Bond, Topeka, Mrs. Bill King, Cloudcroft, N.M.; sister, Mrs. Bonnie Fields, Wichita; eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Crable Funeral Chapel, Osage City. Burial at Osage City Cemetery.
10 Jun 1985