Rosie Ellen Reed, 95 of Silsbee, went home to be with her Lord on April 9, 2013 at the Silsbee Convalescent Center.
Funeral services for Rosie will be 2:00pm Friday at Farmer Funeral Home with interment following in R.S. Farmer Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 5pm-7pm at the funeral home.
Rosie was born on December 21, 1917 in Belton, Texas to Marion and Adeline Sparks.
She was a long time member of First Baptist Church, Silsbee, where during that time she has served as W.M.U. Director (she had a heart passion for missions), and volunteered in the nursery.
Rosie loved sewing, reading, working in her flower beds and especially spending time with her grandchildren. Her children and grandchildrens fondest memories of her were waking in the morning and finding her sitting at the kitchen table reading her Bible. She loved her Lord and loved spending time in His Word.
Rosie is survived by her son Jim Reed and wife Jolene of Salina, Kansas and daughter, Bonnie Walters and husband Charles of Silsbee; grandchildren James Griffin and wife Julie of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Dave Reed and wife Shana of Lenexa, Kansas, Mike Reed and wife Darcy of Salina Kansas, Eric Reed of Salina, Kansas, Charles Walters, Jr. and wife Penny of Silsbee, Tonya Hart and husband Casey of Silsbee, Bryan Walters and wife Jamie of Mauriceville Tx. and Clint Walters and wife Misty of Orangefield, Tx; seventeen great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by daughter Beatrice Reed, her parents, her brothers Marion, William and Robert Sparks and two sisters, Dorothy Turner and Freddie Barclay.
In lieu of flowers the family request that donations be made to the Missions Ministry of First Baptist Church, 350 Hwy 96 S. Silsbee Texas.
