Thank-you for writing back but my family was related to Earl Reed. Earl Reed was married to Essie Boyer. I hope the Patricia obit helps some other people. It looks like she had a large family. Thank-you for the posting Roz Boyer On Aug 22, 2005, at 20:04, BRWest@aol.com wrote: > Obit > Patricia Ann Baker, daughter of Russell Lewis Reed and Loura Betty > (Adams) > Reed, was born on July 20, 1942 in Osceola and died on Sunday, March > 13, 2005 > at her home in Murray at the age of 62. > > Patty attended grade school and high school in Van Wert where she > played on > the basketball team. She was united in marriage to Dwight Baker in > 1961. To > this union, three children were born-Kenneth Lee, Debra Diane and Mark > Lewis. She later married Williard Parmer, and they had a daughter, > Emily sue, who > died in infancy. > > Patty bartended most of her adult life and she enjoyed helping out > with the > farm. She also worked at the Osceola Redemption Center, Super 8 > Motel, and > Lakeside Casino. She was member of the Osceola Eagles Auxiliary and > attended > the first Christian Church. > > Patty loved to sew, garden, and spend time with friends and family- > esp > especially her grandkids. She loved to travel, taking extended > vacations. Patty > was a wonderfully caring person. She enjoyed helping others. She > enjoyed > playing cards with her friends. > > Patty was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Emily Sue in > infamcy; > sister, Susan Reed; and aunt, Pearl Emiley. > > Patricia left behind to celebrate her life her three children, > Kenneth Baker > and wife Joni, Debra Baker, and Mark Baker and fiance Jennifer Todd, > all of > Osceola; granddaughters, Kylee Baker of Marion, Caitlin Mateer, > Kyshya, > Krysti and Karolyn Baker, all of Osceola; grandsons, Russell and > Darold Baker of > DeSoto, Clay and Cole Baker of Osceola; brother, Leon Reed and wife > Kay of > Scottsdale, AZ; sister, Carolyn Nelson and husband Max of Lake Havasu > City, AZ; > special cousin, Barb Davis of State Center; special companion and > friend, > Allen Heston of Woodburn; many other friends and relatives. > > > ==== IADECATU Mailing List ==== > Stacey Dietiker, Momdit@aol.com: Decatur County List Administrator, > Website Coordinator, Decatur County IA Genweb - > http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >