Norma Lucille Reed's Obituary
Died at home December 26, 2004 at age 74. She was born in Horton, Kansas, July 26, 1930, and moved to Tacoma in 1948. After her marriage to W. Vernie Reed in 1958, the family moved to Silver Spring, MD. She returned to Tacoma to be with her remaining family after VernieÂ's death in 1979.Though in recent years a very private person, she did care deeply for her family and was especially thoughtful and generous to numerous animal rights leagues and movements.She was preceded in death by her husband, W. Vernie Reed, and her mother, Sylvia Reames.Survivors include her loving son Lewis (Butch) Keel (Jeanette), and grandsons Andrew (Rebecca) Long and Jason Long, great-grandson Aidan Long, as well as adopted daughter, Pamela Reed, and the LaQua family.Private interment was held at Mountain View Cemetery.
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