Marvin Reed

MARVIN J. REED Mr. Reed was born in Olustee, Oklahoma, June 23, 1921, to Thomas Benton Reed and Fannie Belle Trammell. He entered Glory November 2, 2007, at the age of 86 years and 5 months. Services are at 2 p.m. Tuesday, November 6, 2007, at Boydston Funeral Chapel, Lindsay, Oklahoma, with interment at Greenhill Cemetery, Lindsay, Oklahoma. Mr. Reed was an "old time preacher man". He moved his family back to Oklahoma from California, in 1961 to accept the call to pastor the Lighthouse Church in Lindsay, Oklahoma. Later, he pastored churches in Chickasha, Duncan and Sulphur. Wherever Marvin lived, he would find a job at a local dealership as a mechanic. He was a certified GM Master Mechanic. It was part of who he was. He worked in Lindsay for many years for Bud Freeman Chevrolet before moving to Chickasha. Marvin?s greatest pastime was picking his guitar and singing gospel music. During WWII, Mr. Reed honorably served his country in the Army Air Corp and was stationed in the Aleutian Islands off the coast of Alaska. He was mighty proud to be a veteran. For the past 15 months, Marvin had resided in the VA Center in Lawton, Oklahoma, where he was cared for by a wonderful staff of professionals. Mr. Reed is survived by: Faye Reed, Oklahoma City, their daughters: Carol Miller and husband, Ron, Lawton, Oklahoma, Mary Frankenberg, and husband, Don, Lindsay, Oklahoma, Rebekah Williams, Sulphur, Oklahoma. Grandchildren: Becky Bowlus, Debby Torres and husband, Jaime, Mark David Allen and wife, Teresa, Moore, Oklahoma Gina Frankenberg, Jason Frankenberg and wife, Kristin, Lindsay, Oklahoma, Amanda Williams and Jeremiah Williams, Sulphur, Oklahoma. Great Grandchildren: Destani Malicoat, Megan Frankenberg and Britan Frankenberg, Lindsay, Oklahoma, Trace Torres, Taryn and Trent Torres, Blair Reynolds and baby Grace Allen, Moore, Oklahoma. And a host of friends and relatives Services for Marvin will be held on Tuesday November 6, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. at the B. G. Boydston Funeral Home Chapel in Lindsay, Oklahoma. Funeral services are under the direction of B. G. Boydston Funeral Home. Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.boydstonfuneralhome.com.

Marvin Reed

June 23, 1921 - November 2, 2007

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