Undated article from unknown source. Extracted from the newspaper article collection started in 1879 by Mrs. Nannie Brown of Madison, Missouri. Mrs. John Reid Dies In A Moberly Hospital "Mrs. May Reid, wife of John E. Reid, died at the Woodland Hospital in Moberly at 8:45 o'clock Saturday night. She had been in failing health for sometime and seriously ill for about four weeks. Mrs. Reid was born at Chatworth, Ill., the daughter of Elizabeth and Thomas Turpitt. She moved with her parents to Monroe County, Mo., when about six years of age, settling near Paris, moving to this community later. She was married to john Reid 52 years ago. She was a faithful member of the Madison Baptist Church. Surviving relatives are the husband; one daughter, Mrs. Dennis Bloodworth of Moberly; five sons, Fred and Bert Reid of Madison; John of Illinois, Ray of Detroit and Tom of Dickens, Iowa; two grandsons, Alvin Bloodworth of Moberly; and Charles Reid of Dickens, Iowa; one brother, Elmer Turpitt of near Madison. Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 o'clock Monday afternoon at the Madison Baptist Church. The Rev. O.P. McKenzie was in charge. Burial was in the Madison cemetery." Copyright notice: All transcriptions in this email are copyrighted by their creator. They may not be reproduced on another site or on any printed or recorded media, CD, etc. without specific written permission from Kathleen Wilham. Although public information is not in and of itself copyrightable, the format in which it is presented, transcriptions, notes & comments, etc. is. It is however quite permissible to print or save the files to a personal computer for personal use only. Permission is granted to public libraries, and genealogical and historical societies to print and bind for the use of their patrons. Kathleen Wilham 2 Sharon Drive Shelbina, MO. 63468-1562