Reba L. Read Obituary (1926 - 2018)

Putnam: Reba L. Read, 91, of Putnam, passed away Monday June 4, 2018, 12:20 am at Heartland Health Care Center, Henry. Visitation will be Wednesday June 6, 2018, from 9:00 am to 11:00 am at the Putnam Christian Church. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 am. The Pastor Terry Broady will officiate. Burial will follow at Putnam Cemetery. Memorials may be made to her church. Calvert & Johnson Memorial Home, Henry is in charge of arrangements. Reba was born on July 7, 1926 in Deer Run, West Virginia to Fred and Myra (Lough) Eye. She married Edgar K. Read on April 4, 1948 in Marseilles, IL. They were happily married for 65 years. HE preceded her in death on August 6, 2013. Surviving are her four sons, David (Laura) Read, of Memphis, TN, Paul (Sue) Read, of Putnam, Alan (Pat) Read, of Tiskilwa, Harold (Tara) read, of Putnam, two daughters, Susan (Bill) Doyle, of Henry and Carol (Will) Duke, of Putnam. Reba has fourteen grandchildren, eighteen great-grandchildren and one great-great granddaughter. One sister, Geneva Looft, of Avon Park, FL., also survives. Reba was a homemaker and she and Edgar farmed west Of Putnam, IL. They spent their winters in Ft. Myers Beach, FL. She was a devoted member of the Putnam Christian Church where she worshiped her entire life. Reba and Edgar traveled extensively in their Airstream with the Wally Byam Club. Online condolences may be made to: www.calvertmemorial.com.