James A. Reed, son of the late Robert Charles Reed and Grace Ledbetter Reed, was born on October 11, 1929 in Flippin, Arkansas and departed this life on February 9, 2016 at John J. Pershing V.A. Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Missouri at the age of 86.

Mr. Reed was a farmer and a resident of Dudley, Missouri. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served during the Korean War.

On March 14, 1960, he was united in marriage to Iris Imogene Scott in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mrs. Reed preceded him in death on April 2, 2013.

He is survived by two sons, Larry Reed of Dudley, Missouri and Kevin Reed and wife Birgit of Charleston, South Carolina; by one daughter, Linda Reed of New Braunfels, Texas; by one sister, Juanita Fox of Dexter, Missouri; and by six grandchildren, Shannon Reed, Nick Reed, Abbi Reed, Dannielle Reed, Anna Yeandel and Alexander Shaw; and by three great-grandchildren, Jackson Reed, Henry Yeandel and Jacob Reed.

A memorial service will be conducted in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel at 1:00 P.M. on Friday, February 12, 2016.