Edward Arnold Reed

Edward Arnold Reed, son of Donald Royce & Verna May (Moore) Reed, was born August 30, 1961 in Leon, Iowa.

Ed grew up near Lamoni. He graduated from Lamoni High School with the class of 1979. After graduating, Ed furthered his education at S.W.I.C.C. in the autobody program. Ed than went onto Lincoln Tech and receive his Diesel Mechanics Certification.

Ed spent a great deal of his life driving a truck over the road and being a diesel mechanic working on big trucks. Ed had a great sense of humor and was the biggest teddy bear to all his nieces and nephews. Ed loved big and took pride in his family. Ed was always a wealth of knowledge.

Ed passed away unexpectedly on Friday, October 22, 2021. He was preceded in death by his father, Donald Reed; infant brother Jacky Donald Reed; and his sister Penny Kay Reed.

Those left to cherish his memory include his mother, Verna Reed of Mount Ayr; six siblings Rodney Leroy (wife Kathy) Reed of Osceola, IA, Clinton Mathew (wife Shelley) Reed of Nevada, IA, Derick Rogene Reed of Brighton, IA, Bryan Keith (friend Brenda) Reed of Carlisle, IA, Andrea Sherryl (husband Jack) Silsby of Van Meter, IA, Donetta Jolene (husband Jeremy) Phelps of Ellston, IA; many nieces and nephews; great nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends.

Ed will be buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, prior to a Celebration of Life at t he Lamoni Community Center on Friday, October 29 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Memorials are to the family to be determined at a later date.

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