CAMDEN - Elizabeth Ann Parker Reid passed away Sunday, Nov. 14, 2010, in her home with her family by her side. She was 64. Born May 24, 1946, in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of Frances Hosch Grier and James Bruce Parker, and the granddaughter of the late L.C. and Mary P. Hosch. She grew up in Shelby, N.C., where she graduated from Cleveland High School. She attended Livingstone College, where she earned a Bachelor's degree in French and Secondary Education, and Delaware State University where she earned a Masters in Education. She began her teaching career in Davidson County, N.C. She later taught in Thomasville, N.C., in Charleston, S.C., at the DOD schools in Italy and England, and in Delaware , where she retired after 20 years in the Lake Forest School District. Elizabeth became a Christian at an early age. She was baptized at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, Shelby, N.C., where she enjoyed participating in youth activities. She was also an active member of Light Oak Baptist Church, Shelby, N.C. After marrying her military husband, Robert S. Reid in 1968, she and her family attended the military chapel worship services wherever they were stationed. She and her family gained a great deal of satisfaction from being active members of the Christian communities wherever they lived. She was a current member of Dover Christian Church where she served as church clerk, editor of the church's newsletter, an usher, youth leader and teacher, and on the Spiritual Growth Committee. She especially enjoyed Tuesday night Bible study and the women's group (Women of Worth). She cherished her "church family" and would willingly serve in any capacity she was asked and able to serve. She also loved her grandchildren. With a great deal of pride, she described them as the most beautiful, intelligent, and well-mannered children in the whole world. They strive to live up to those expectations. She tried to be the best Christian, teacher, friend, sister, daughter, and parent possible. She was preceded in death by her step-father, Rev. Howard Grier; her sister, Vera Parker; and her grandparents, L.C. and Mary Hosch, all of Shelby, N.C. She is survived by her loving husband of 41 years, Robert Reid; two sons, Roderick Scott Reid and his wife Michelle of Scott AFB, Ill., and Stephen Brent Reid of Gastonia, N.C.; five grandchildren, Maleena Reid, Jacquelyn Reid, C.J. Reid, Alexis Reid and Gabriel Reid. She is also survived by her mother, Frances Parker Grier; one sister, Ossie Oates and her husband Max; two brothers and their wives, James and Annie Ruth Parker, Rufus and Ruth Jean Parker, all of Shelby, N.C.; her in-laws, Francis Reid and his wife Patricia, Hildagene Reid, Wesley Reid and his wife Laurie, all of Greensboro, N.C.; Denise Reid Griffin of Lexington, N.C., and Cynthia Reid Wynn and her husband James of Thomasville, N.C.; and a host of nephews, nieces, aunts, and uncles, and extended family. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 18 at Pippin Funeral Home, 119 W. Camden-Wyoming Ave., Wyoming. Services will be at 11 a.m., Friday, at Wyoming United Methodist Church, 216 Wyoming Mill Rd., Dover. Burial will be in the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Millsboro. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the building fund at Dover Christian Church, in care of Deacon William Jenkins, 112 Vining Run, Camden, DE 19934 or Delaware Hospice, 911 S. DuPont Hwy., Dover, DE 19901. Letters of condolences can be sent via www.pippinfuneralhome.com.