Thomas James Reeder
THOMAS JAMES REEDER, son of LAURETTA BLANCHE ULMER and FRED ARTHUR REEDER, was born July 16, 1916 in Kansas City, Missouri,4532 and died June 12, 1996 in Indepence, Jackson, Missouri.12905 He is buried in Mount Washington Cemetery, Independence, Jackson, Missouri.456
He married (1) LUCILLE I. FRYE on January 21, 1947 in Troy, Doniphan, Kansas.12900
He married (2) LULA MAY SIMONS on December 17, 1949 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri.8463 She was born May 24, 1900 in Forest City, Winnebago, Iowa,6300 and died March 13, 1995.12899 She is buried in Resurrection Cemetery, Kansas City, Clay, Missouri.12899
He married (3) EVA L. BARNETT on June 7, 1952 in Jackson County, Missouri.8037 She was born July 30, 1898 in Kingston, Caldwell, Missouri,56 and died April 9, 1975 in Overland Park, Johnson, Kansas.12902
He married (4) BERNIECE RHEA on February 4, 1978 in Jackson County, Missouri.8037 She was born December 31, 1912 in Clayton, St. Louis, Missouri,4532 and died January 7, 1993 in Independence, Jackson, Missouri.12901 She is buried in Mount Washington Cemetery, Independence, Jackson, Missouri.456
Military Service
Thomas J. Reeder
- was a US Army Veteran of World War II12900
Marriage Announcements and News
Hopkins Journal, January 23, 194712900
Tom Reeder Takes a Bride
Lucille I. Frye, of Hopkins and Thomas J. Reeder of Hopkins were married Tuesday, January 21, at Troy Kansas by Judge John R. Bell. The bride wore a brown wool suit with white accessories.
Mrs. Reeder, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Miller of Kansas City Mo. She graduated from high school at Junior Tech. High at Pasadena, California and is a graduate of the University of Southern California at Los Angeles. She served five years in the Army Air Corps and at one time was with Jimmy Dolittle's outfit.
The groom is the son of Fred A. Reeder of Hopkins. He attended Hopkins high school and then served four years in the United States Army 36 months of which were spent in the European Theatre and the North Africa and Italian campaigns.
The newlyweds are at home in the Reeder residence in west Hopkins.
Marriage Information
- Thomas James Reeder and Lucille I. Frye were divorced in March, 1949 in Kansas City, Missouri.12904
- Thomas James Reeder and Lula May Simons were divorced in July, 1950 in Kansas City, Missouri.12903
Obituaries
Kansas City Times, April 11, 197512902
MRS. THOMAS REEDER
Mrs. Eva L. Reeder, 76, of 2742 Chelsea, died Wednesday at the Menorah Medical Center. She was born in Kingston, Mo., and had lived in the Kansas City area 34 years. She was a member of the Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral. She was a member of the Ivanhoe Chapter 244 of the Order of the Eastern Star. She was a member of the Ararat Oriental Band Auxiliary. She leaves her husband, Thomas J. Reeder of the home; a son, Harold D. Burton, Parkville, and two daughters, Mrs. Pauline Allen, Pineville, La., and Mrs. Eva C. McDonald, Brownsburg, Ind. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the cathedral; burial at 1 p.m. in Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Joseph. Friends may call from 7 to 9 o'clock tonight at the Earp and Sons Truman Road Chapel.
Kansas City Star, January 9, 199312901
BERNIECE R. REEDER
Berniece Rhea Reeder, 80, Independence, died Jan. 7, 1993, in the Windsor Estates Convalescent Center, Independence. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the Carson Independence Chapel; burial in Valhalla Cemetery, St. Louis. Friends may call from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the chapel. Mrs. Reeder was born in St. Louis and lived in this area most of her life. She was an inspector at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant before she retired. She was a member of the Fraas-Fain post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, the Military Order of the Cootie, the Raytown Shrine Club and Provost Unit and the National Association of Retired Federal Employees. She was a member of the Maywood Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Thomas J. Reeder of the home, and a sister, Irlene Stolle, Litchfield, Ill.
Kansas City Star, March 15, 199512899
LULA M. GILDEA
Lula M. Gildea, 94, Grandview, Mo., died Monday, March 13, 1995. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, March 1, at Coronation Catholic Church; burial in Resurrection Cemetery. Friends may call 6-9 p.m. on Wednesday at the McGilley State Line Chapel where the Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. VFW Auxiliary service will be at 7:30 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Judes Children's Hospital. Mrs. Gildea was born May 24, 1900, in Forest City, Ia. She was a member of VFW and Coronation Catholic Church. She was a retired fur finisher and seamstress fro Alaskan Fur Company. She was preceded in death by a grandson, Kelly Branstetter. Survivors include a daughter, Mary Schuyler, Grandview, Mo.; a son-in-law, Harold Schuyler; a brother, Milborne Simons, Lincoln, Mo.; sisters, Clara Moore, Columbia, Mo., Esther Forehand, Jonesboro, Ark.; four grandchildren; Anne Dewitte, Leslie Denny, Dennis Branstetter, and Jeff Branstetter; seven great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter.
Kansas City Star, June 14, 199612905
THOMAS JAMES REEDER
Thomas James Reeder, 79, Independence, MO, passed away June 12, 1996, at the Medical Center of Independence. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Monday, June 17, in Mt. Washington Cemetery.
Census Records
| Date | Location | Enumerated Names |
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| April 22, 19303136 | Hopkins, Nodaway, Missouri |
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