Donald Leon Reed, age 85, of Chunchula, Alabama passed away on Sunday June 23, 2019. Donald was born March 21, 1934 in Mobile, Alabama. Mr. Reed was a retired City of Mobile mechanic for 33 years and a veteran of the U.S. Army. Mr. Reed had a great passion and love for fishing.
Mr. Reed was preceded in death by his beautiful wife of 50 years, Barbara Lee Shirley; his parents, Joseph Lorenzo Reed and Effie Mae Goleman; two sisters: Juanita (Jack) Etheridge and Patricia Stockdill; one brother, James Reed, and a niece and nephew.
Donald Reed is survived by one son, Steven Joseph Reed of Stockton; four daughters, Laurette (Sidney) Kersten of Semmes, Sandy (Brian) Oaks of Theodore, Vada (Miguel) Cejas of Chunchula, and Rona Reed of Grand Bay. Mr. Reed had 11 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, a niece, and nephew.
A visitation for Donald will be held Wednesday, June 26, 2019 from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Radney Funeral Home, Saraland. A celebration of life will occur Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.RadneyFuneralHome-Saraland.com for the Reed family.
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