DONALD ROBERT REED

Mr. Donald Robert Reed, 99 of Swanton, died peacefully at the St. Albans Health and Rehab in St. Albans, Oct. 11, 2010.
Mr. Reed was born Aug. 16, 1911 in Sheldon, the son of the late Bessie Crowe Reed and George Reed.
Mr. Reed is survived by his wife of 71 years, Mabel Reed of Swanton, Vermont, and leaves eight children: Robert Reed and his wife, Iona; George Reed and his wife, Donna; Ronald Reed and his wife, Gina; Kathryn Pelkey and her husband, Phillip; Barbara Sexton and her husband, Jimmie; Linda Wells; Lorraine Lawrence and her husband, Joseph; and Thomas Reed. Mr. Reed also leaves 27 grandchildren, 30 great-grand children, and 1 great-great grandchild.
Visiting hours will be at Brady and Levesque Funeral Home, 86 South Main Street St. Albans on Friday, Oct. 15, 2010 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held at St Mary’s Catholic Church on Fairfield St., Saturday Oct. 16 at 11 a.m. with interment to follow at St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Fairfield. Online condolences may be sent to his family at the funeral home website: www.bnlfh.com. Arrangements are entrusted to the Brady & Levesque Funeral Home and Commemorative Services.