Edmund Richard Reed, 85

Edmund Richard Reed, age 85, of Winterset, Iowa, formerly of Keota, Iowa, passed away

Wednesday, August 2, 2023, in Winterset.

Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 5, at the Jones & Eden Funeral

Home. Calling hours will begin 2:00 p.m. Friday at the Jones & Eden Funeral Home where the

family will be present to receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 Friday evening. Interment will take

place at Reed family farm in rural Washington County. Memorials have been established for

various children’s organizations. Online condolences may be sent for Edmund’s family through

the web at www.jonesfh.com.

Edmund was born July 14, 1938, near Wellman, Iowa, the son of Walter and Margaret

(Hammes) Reed. He attended school in Keota, Iowa, where he graduated from Keota High

School in 1956. He was united in marriage to Janice Samuelson on August 22, 1959, in

Washington, Iowa.

Edmund farmed all of his life in the Keota area. He enjoyed spending time with his family and

especially enjoyed traveling the world and telling others about the love of Jesus Christ.

He is survived by his wife, Janice Reed of Winterset, Iowa; son, Stanley (Sammie) Reed of

South English, Iowa; son, Scott (Teresa) Reed of Corydon, Iowa; daughter, Susan (Perry) Stover

of Winterset, Iowa; 13 grandchildren; and many great grandchildren. Edmund is also survived

by his sister, Rose Ellen Stelton of Washington, Iowa; brother, James (Arbie) Reed of

Washington, Iowa; brother, Dan (Mary) Reed of South English, Iowa; and sisters-in-law,

Marcella Reed and Audrey Reed of Washington, Iowa.

He was preceded in death by his parents; sons, Richard Reed in 1985, and Stephen Reed and his

wife Melody in 1986; grandson, Judah in 1998; siblings, Eugene Reed, Cletus Reed, Hubert

Reed, Joanne Luttenegger; and brothers-in-law, Harold Luttenegger and Howard Stelton.