Alfred Joseph Reed

Born on October 18, 1929, in Whitmire, SC, to the late Alfred and Maude Reed. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Helen Reed; sons, Dwain Herring (Phyllis) of Beulaville, NC, and Rev. Tim Reed (Renée) of Little Rock, AR; daughter, Sherrie Herendeen (Tracey) of Farmington, MN; sister, Vivian Matthews of SC; 11 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and another great grandchild on the way.

Al was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, a proud graduate of Clemson University (1957), a committed member of Friendly Hills Church PCA, where he served as an elder, a veteran of the US Air Force, a professional in the textile industry working as technical design manager with J.P. Stevens, where he held several patents and retired in 1994 and a post-retirement carrier as a lab technician at Guilford Technical Community College Aviation, retiring again in 2012.

Services will be held on Sunday, June 11, 2017, with a graveside committal service at 3:00 PM at Guilford Memorial Park Cemetery, followed by the family receiving friends from 4:00 to 5:00 PM at Friendly Hills Church PCA (1450 Guilford College Rd, Jamestown, NC 27282) and a memorial service at 5:00 PM at the church, Rev. Nathan E. Klein officiating.

Memorial contributions may be made to Friendly Hills Church PCA or to Hospice and Palliative Care of Greensboro (2500 Summit Ave., Greensboro, NC 27405).

Online condolences may be made at www.haneslineberryfuneralhomes.com.