Terry Lynn Reed's Obituary
Terry Lynn Reed, 66, of Decatur, passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2020, at Decatur Memorial Hospital, surrounded by his loving family.
Terry was born May 6, 1954, in Decatur, IL to Jesse James and Alice Marie (Myers) Reed. He married the love of his life Carolyn Sue Roof on July 14, 1974. Terry retired from driving truck for ADM after many years of service.
He is survived by his loving wife of 46 years, Carolyn; his three children, Bridget (Jack) Kinney; Jesse Reed and Travis Reed; four grandchildren, Sosha (Cory Williams) Kinney, Josh (Rachel) Kinney, Cassie (Ryan) Bentz and Brandon (Bailee Schnitger) Chandler; six great-grandchildren, Jr, Nessa, Colby, Delilah, Athena and Violet; one sister, Cindy (Pete) Slonaker; and his special friends, Ken, Pat, Butch, Harry, Charlie and Sandy.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Candy Green and his brother, Harry Reed.
The family would like to give special thanks to Kaleb and staff at Decatur Memorial Hospital Intensive Care Unit and to 4100 Decatur Memorial Hospital Staff.
Funeral services to celebrate the life of Terry Reed will be 6 p.m. Friday, July 24, 2020, at Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday before the service at the funeral home.
Honoring Terry’s wishes, cremation services will be provided by the Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home 2091 North Oakland Avenue, Decatur, IL.
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