Shirley R. Reid

REID, FLEMING, JEKINS, SCHWEMMLER, COLE

Posted By: diane (email)
Date: 4/6/2017 at 18:04:59

Shirley R. Reid, 80, of Hazleton, died Tuesday morning, July 12, 2016 at Grandview HealthCare Center in Oelwein

Per Shirley's request, the family will hold private graveside services.
Inurnment will be in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, rural Oelwein.
Memorials may be directed in her name to the Buchannan County/Fayette County Animal Shelter in Hazleton.

Shirley Rae Fleming was born Nov. 22, 1935 at Oelwein, Iowa the daughter of Ray Sherman and Ruth Catherine (Jenkins) Fleming. She graduated from Oelwein High School and then received her teaching degree from Upper Iowa University. On March 1, 1958, she was united in marriage to Rayburn Floyd Reid at Preston, Minnesota. Shirley taught school in Preston and in Oelwein. She later with the help of her husband owned and operated Reid Cycle Shop, Hazleton Auto Auction and Hazleton Auto. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Oelwein, Buchanan County Tourist, Depo and Hazleton Commercial Club.
Shirley was an active volunteer for the Hazleton Veteran's Park, and donated the land for the Buchannan County/Fayette County Animal Shelter where she also volunteered many hours. She always enjoyed spending time outdoors, animals, visiting with others and volunteering her time.

Shirley is survived by her 4 daughters, Ronda Reid of Cedar Falls, Rachelle Reid of Independence, Robin (Terry) Schwemmler of Palm Coast, Florida and Risa Reid of Encino, California; 2 cats, Bebe and Bopper; sister-in-law Pat Cole of Waterloo; nephew Chris Fleming of Waterloo; 2 nephews; 1 niece: and all the special friends and neighbors from Hazleton who assisted in her later years.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, infant son Rickey Reid, and a brother Donald Fleming.