per Northern Twp Franklin Co IL: A History (GOSS 2002) Vol. 2 pg 528 REED, Guy, 79, of R.R. #2, Benton, died at the Good Samaritan in Mt. Vernon, at 2:00 p.m. Wed., Sept. 30, 1992. Private graveside services will be held at a later date. There will be no visitation. Morton & Johnston Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. REED was born April 7, 1913 in Macedonia, the son of Douglas and Ella PHILLIPS REED. He was married to Maxine TAYLOR REED. She survives. Before retirement, he was an owner of Reed Insurance. In addition to his wife, he is survived by one nephew, Mark HARRISON of Benton; and one half-sister, Miriam CLIFT of Chesterfield, Mo. Mr. REED was preceded in death by his parents, one daughter, Jane, and by a sister, Mildren(sic) HARRISON SMITH. ----- Original Message ----- From: "BLS" <elvis500@frontier.com> To: "MEZ" <zandz@juno.com>; "Franklin County" <ilfrankl@rootsweb.com>; "Jefferson County" <iljeffer@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 3:51 PM Subject: [ILFRANKL] REED, Maxine (TAYLOR) (OBIT) > a.. Mar. 5, 2013 8:53 am > none a.. a.. > d.. Maxine (Taylor) Reed, 88, of Benton passed away at 10:10 a.m. Sunday, March 3, 2013, at the Franklin Hospital in Benton. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, March 8, at the Morton & Johnston Funeral Home in Benton. Burial will be in Elder S.M. Williams Cemetery in Ewing. Visitation will be after 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. She was born in Whittington on June 28, 1924, the daughter of Denzil and Velva (Spencer) Taylor. She married Guy Reed on July 2, 1974, and he died on Sept. 30, 1992. Mrs. Reed was a member of the Williams Chapel Church and attended the First United Methodist Church in Benton. She is survived by a brother, Stanley Taylor of Ewing; a sister, LaWanda Mezo and husband, James, of McLeansboro; a niece, Beth Hill and husband, Michael, of Ewing; and a great-nephew, Taylor Hill of Ewing.Maxine was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and a sister-in-law, Doris Taylor.