TIMES MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1990 LINTON- Rex Reed, 52, of Linton, died Friday at Vermillion County Hospital in Clinton. Born Sept. 7, l938 in Morgan County, he was the son of Earl and Christine (Shields) Reed. He was a carpenter and was a member of the Carpenters Union Local 546, the American Legion Post 22, the National Rifle Association. He also was a member of the Lyons Community Church. He was a Marine veteran of the Korean War. Survivors include his wife, Mary (Byer) Reed of Linton, three sons Rex Reed Jr., David Reed and Steve Sexton, all of Linton; two daughters Lora Allen and Sally Moore both of Linton; two brothers, Ray Reed of Muncie and Wayne Reed of Linton; two half brothers Shields Dorsett of Illinois and Ralph Dorsett of Tampa, Fla.; and 10 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents. Services will be 2 p.m. today at Jenkins Funeral Home in Lyons with the Rev. Steve Brinson officiating. Burial will be in Dog Island Cemetery. Friends may call noon until the hour of service today.