The Reed Family relocated to Phoenix, Arizona in 1954. John was proceeded in death by his father John Henry Reed Sr., his mother Mary Lee Reed, his brothers: Robert Lee and Claude Dee Reed, his sisters: Pearlie May Brooks and Deotie M. Elbert, and his son Roy Lee Reed.
He loved working with tools, doing yard work and family gatherings with nephews. He loved his sisters, spending time with them and singing his favorite song "I got my Sisters with me".
He leaves to cherish his loving memory to his son John Earl Reed, brother Frank Reed, sisters: Clara Reed, Helen Parris, Tessie Reed, Bessie Beshar, grandchildren, a host of nieces, nephews, other family members and a special friend Jean Allen.