Nelson B. Reed, 89

DOVER - Nelson B. Reed, of Dover, died Thursday, Feb. 19, 2009, in Courtland Manor Nursing Home. He was 89. Mr. Reed was born Oct. 17, 1919, in Hazlettville, to the late Walter Reed and Florence Coverdale Reed. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the U.S. Army. After the service he was the Bond Bread delivery man for Sussex County. Mr. Reed was plant operator and shop stewart for Diamond Cold Storage and Ice Company for 19 years and then he went to work at his brothers body shop, Reeds Body Shop. For 12 years Mr. Reed worked for Boulevard Electric delivering appliances retiring at the age of 74. Mr. Reed was a horseman and had owned "Miss Ruffy Y" who won the Governors Cup in 1992. He was a member of the United States Trotting Association. Mr. Reed pitched fast pitch softball and baseball in Dover. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He was preceded in death by his wife of 66 years, Naomi Davis Reed, April 30, 2008. Mr. Reed is survived by his two sons, Nelson Brian Reed of Felton, and Ronald D. Reed of Hartly; his three daughters, Deborah Archambault, Sandra Reed, and Terri Hunter, all of Dover; three sisters, Margaret Edge of Michigan, Olive Montague of Dover, and Vesta Barnes of Austin, Texas; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be noon Wednesday, Feb. 25 at Torbert Funeral Chapel South, 1145 E. Lebanon Road, Dover, where friends may call one hour prior. Interment will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Camden. Letters of condolence may be sent, and guestbook signed at www.torbertfuneral.com.