Alene Reed

October 14, 1930 - September 11, 2017

ALENE REED Alene Jeneta Reed, 86, of Laurie, Missouri, passed away Monday, September 11, 2017 at Laure Care Center, Laurie, Missouri. She was born October 14, 1930 in Lubbock, Texas the only child of Henry Alford and Georgia Clementine (Stephens) Williams. She was united in marriage to James William “Bill” Reed. They shared forty-four years of marriage before his passing in 2012. She was also preceded in death by her parents and her youngest son, Lehlan Paul Sparks and his wife Donna. Survivors include three children, Lynne Wurm and husband Gary of Camdenton, Missouri; A. Dale Sparks and wife Irene of Cleveland, Texas and Wehlan C. Sparks and Angela Sparks of Carlsbad, New Mexico; seven grandchildren, Jan (Spere) White, Lance Spere, Allen Sparks, David Sparks, Steven Sparks, James Sparks and Henry Sparks; numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; a very special neighbor and friend who was as close as a daughter, JoAnn Ledford of Laurie, Missouri and a host of other relatives and friends. Alene was born in Texas and raised in Clovis, New Mexico. She lived in various places in New Mexico until the 1980’s when she and her husband moved to Odessa, Texas. She moved to the Lake of the Ozarks in 2012 following the death of her husband. She worked as a retail manager for Handy Dan’s Hardware store in Texas for many years. Alene made the best decision of her life when she accepted Jesus Christ as her Savior in 1943 at the age of thirteen. She was an honorary member of Montgomery Baptist Church in Camdenton. Gardening was her passion and she loved getting her hands in the dirt. She was talented at painting and making crafts. Most of all, time spent with family and friends was precious to her. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, September 16, 2017 at Kidwell-Garber Laurie/Sunrise Beach Chapel. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service in the funeral home. Burial will be in Sunset Gardens Cemetery in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Memorial donations may be made to Samaritan’s Purse. Arrangements are under the care and direction of the Kidwell-Garber Laurie/Sunrise Beach Chapel.