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Date Posted: 16:59:26 11/29/07 Thu
http://www.murfreesboropost.com/news.php?viewStory=7847
Horace B. (H.B.) Reed, Jr.
Horace Reed Jr.
Horace B. (H.B.) REED, Jr. age 84 died Nov. 29, 2007 at his home in Murfreesboro of multiple myeloma.
He was a native of Knoxville, and was the son of the late Horace B. and Marcus C. Reed of Knoxville. He is survived by his wife of 43 years Helen Weaks Reed of Murfreesboro, brothers George Thomas (Penelope) Reed of Newark, Delaware, Marcus C. (Ruth) Reed of Chapel Hill, and Edsel J. (Frances) Reed of Atlanta, Georgia, and a number of nieces and nephews.
Dr. Reed was a light machine gunner in the 84th Infantry Division in Europe during World War II. He was awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star (twice) medals, as well as five other military medals. He received the A.B., M.S. and Ph.D degrees from the University of Tennessee, and the M.A. degree from the University of Michigan. He taught (primarily in the biological and zoological sciences) at the University of Maine, Shorter College (Rome, Georgia, where he was chairman of the Division of Natural Sciences), and Middle Tennessee State University. He won letters in track and cross-country as a student at the University of Tennessee, and was captain of the cross-country team in 1947. For decades he participated in long-distances races, including marathons and ultramarathons.
At his request, his body is being donated for medical science. A visitation will be held Saturday from 2- 4 p.m. at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. A celebration of his life will be held at a later date.
In lieu of flowers memorials can be made to Odyssey (Hospice) Healthcare 444 Metroplex Drive, Suite B-102, Nashville, TN 37211.
Woodfin Memorial Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. www.woodfinchapel.com
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