- Date Of Birth: June 20, 1938
- Date Of Death: December 27, 2018
- State: Indiana
Rev. Leroy Reed, 80, Milford, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, December 27, 2018, at Decatur County Memorial Hospital.
Born June 20, 1938, in Wildcat, Kentucky, he was the son of Hugh and Francis (Davidson) Reed. He married Florence Lunsford on April 25, 1958, and she preceded him in death on September 3, 2015. Leroy worked as a mechanic and owned a Garage in Milford. He also taught mechanics at the vocational school in Versailles.
Leroy became a minister over 40 years ago and together with his wife, Florence, founded the Freewill Baptist Church in Milford, Indiana. When Leroy had free time from church, he loved to go hunting and fishing.
He is survived by three sons, Tommy Lee (Julie) Reed, Flat Rock, Hughie Edwin (Melissa) Reed, Milford, David Dwight (Theresa) Reed, Milford; one son-in-law, Jack McCorkhill, Greensburg; brother, Hugh David Reed, North Vernon; two sisters, Esther Downs, Florida, Lula Sizemore, Versailles, 13 grandchildren, and 13great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one daughter, Fannie Marie McCorkhill; one son, Plez Reed; one brother, J.B. Reed, and four sisters; Doris McQueen, Pearl Roe, Nancy Goins, and Della Smith.
