SMYRNA - Neva Irene Reed Masten died Friday, May 5, 2017, in Bayhealth-Kent General Hospital, Dover.
Mrs. Masten was born Jul. 6, 1932, in Upland, Pa., daughter of the late Leonard and Sarah Lindale Reed. As a teenager her family moved to Delaware. She had worked for 23 years in the food service department of the Smyrna School District. She also worked for the Junior Board of Bayhealth-Kent General Hospital for over 20 years in the Gift Shoppe.
Mrs. Masten is survived by her five children, four sons, Earl, Joseph, Edward (Brenda) and John, all of Smyrna and daughter, Peggy Grunden (Rick), of Harrington; a brother, Leonard Reed, of Virginia; eight grandchildren, Joseph, Jr., Karen and Louis Masten, Mike, Zachary and Jeremy Grunden, Amanda Justice (Chris) and John Masten, Jr.; and several great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held in the Faries Funeral Home, 29 S. Main St., Smyrna on Thursday May 11, 2017, at 1 p.m., where friends may call from noon till 1 p.m. Interment in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Smyrna.
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