Grace Maxine Reed

Grace Maxine Reed, 96 years old, was born on November 2, 1921 died at 5:30 in the morning on May 20, 2018 at her home in Lenexa, Kansas. That evening the sun went down and shown thru two clouds as a golden glow on the horizon, as Gracie sleeps peacefully in the mercies of God.

Gracie was born in Basehor, Kansas to John & Katherine Warden. She was a Christian. She retired from Montgomery Wards.

Gracie was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Vern Reed, her daughter Sherry Shade and her granddaughter Jennifer Schwab.

She is survived by two sons: John (Janice) Reed and Jim Reed and a step-daughter, Judith Reed. Gracie is also survived by her grandchildren Kathy Cooper, Sharon Finley, Brian Walters, Neil Walters, Roland Reed, Madeline Lockhart, Muriel Beaver, Eli Green, Alex Schwab and Courtney Kohler. She also leaves 19 great-grandchildren and 6 great-great-grandchildren to cherish her memory.

A graveside service will be held on Friday, May 25th at 1:00 pm at Mount Moriah Cemetery South located at 10507 Holmes Road, Kansas City, Missouri.