Reed, Sr., Robert Maurice        husband of Margaret Elizabeth(Nichol)

Burial Date: 2016,   07/02               Age: 98                  Lot: 927 G

War: WW2    Merchant Marines   

Robert Maurice Reed, 98, died June 27, 2016 at District Hospital Rice County. He was born at home in Topeka, Kansas on July 28, 1917 to Theo Hargrave Reed and Alice Mary (Dill) Reed. Maurice graduated from Topeka High School in 1935 and Sterling College, Sterling, KS in 1939. He married Margaret Nichol in Sterling, KS June 14, 1940. She died April 25, 2009. They lived in Topeka until World War II, when Maurice joined the Merchant Marines and served as Chief Radio Officer on 3 ships in both the Pacific and Atlantic Theaters. He and Margaret returned to Sterling after the war where Maurice started a dry cleaning business, which he ran for 13 years. Following that time, he taught in the Sterling public schools as a Junior High science and math teacher during which time he earned a Master’s Degree from Emporia State University in 1962. He served as principal for Sterling High School for 3 years before returning to Topeka to teach in the Washburn Rural School District until his retirement in 1982. He and Margaret returned to Sterling in 1992. He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret, a daughter Marilyn and a son Robert Maurice, Jr., a grandson John David Reed, a great-granddaughter Reed Madelyn Dillard and sister Marian Martin. He is survived by a son Don (wife Linda) of Sterling, daughter-in-law Ginger of Sterling, six grandchildren, and 15 great-grandchildren. Maurice was a lifetime member of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America having held membership in the Topeka and Sterling congregations and served as Elder in both congregations. He served 8 years on the Sterling Public School Board. He also served on the Board of Sterling College (1951–1956). He was a long-time member of Rotary International. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 2, 2016, at the Sterling Reformed Presbyterian Church, with Rev. Jerry Milroy officiating. Burial will be in the Sterling Cemetery with military honors by the U.S. Navy and the Sterling American Legion. Visitation will be from 3:00 – 7:00 P.M. Friday with family present from 5:00 – 7:00 at Birzer Funeral Home in Sterling. Memorials may be sent to Sterling Reformed Presbyterian Church or Sterling College for the Reed Family Endowed Scholarship.

Maurice and his 15 great grandchildren, Thanksgiving 2015.

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Family photo prior to my Grandpa Reed’s funeral today. It was a joyous time celebrating his life and his love for Christ.  Shawn