James Arnold Reed, 88, of Amarillo, died Friday, April 26, 2002 in Tuscon,
Ariz. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Memory Gardens
Cemetery with Dan Bouchelle, senior minister of Central Church of Christ,
officiating. Arrangements are by N.S. Griggs and Sons Funeral Directors, 2615
Paramount Blvd.
Mr. Reed was born in Hollis, Okla., the youngest of seven boys, and raised in
the Clarendon and Hedley area. He was in the Navy and served in World War
II. He was a professional horseman and trainer and was known for his
handmade and braided leather work.
Survivors include two sons, Garry A. Reed and wife, Kathy, and Hardy B.
Reed and wife, Sharon, all of Amarillo; three grandchildren, Chris Reed and
wife, Teresa, and Stacie Medrano and husband, Jason, all of Amarillo, and
Clint Reed and wife, Tracy, of Grand Junction, Colo.; six great-grandchildren;
and his loving companion, Virginia Rice of Tucson.
