Dorotha M. Reed's Obituary
Dorotha (Dot) Mae (Grubbs) Reed was born on June 5, 1921 (or as she would say, nineteen and twenty-one) in Ashland, Oklahoma to John D. and Lillie Grubbs. She attended school in Ashland and, consistent with her future in education, received numerous awards and certificates including one for -Å"being neither Absent nor Tardy-.
Continuing her love for education, Dot received a Bachelor of Science (in Education) degree from East Central State College, a Master of Religious Education from Oklahoma Baptist Theological Seminary, and a Master of Arts (in History) from Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical University (now Oklahoma State University.) Dot began her teaching career in rural Oklahoma.
It was at A&M that Dot met Forrest (Frosty) Reed. She and Frosty married on May 26, 1951 and started their life together in Wichita, Kansas where all four of their children were born. In 1958, they moved to Kent and then to Maple Valley, Washington; Dot taught school in the Tahoma School District until her retirement in June 1981.
Dot was an -Å"Okie- at heart and was proud of her Oklahoma and Native American (Choctaw) heritage. In 1989, Dot and Frosty decided to return to Oklahoma and lived in Stillwater (the home of Oklahoma A&M/OSU) until returning to Washington (Lakewood) in June 2002 to be closer to their children.
Dot was an active volunteer for many organizations throughout her life. She taught Sunday School and Vacation Bible School (taking many classes to ensure she was the best teacher she could be); she volunteered at the Stillwater hospital delivering flowers to patients rooms and visiting with the patients and their families; she volunteered at the Stillwater senior center with the -Å"old folks-. Even though Dot was 90 when she passed away, she never quite put herself in that category -" old was always for someone else.
On a frosty morning in March (March 13, 2012), Dot went home to be with her Lord and her Frosty. Her legacy will live on in the hearts and minds of her children: Raymond (Fay) Reed, Wendell (Ann) Reed, Noland (Kathy) Reed, and Karla (Preston) Shugart; her grandchildren: Stephen, Ramye, Cissy, Joey, Katie, Rochelle, Richard, Angelia, Melisa, Shalise, Earl, Ian, Tricia, Stefanie, Breanne, and Jessica; and numerous great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
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