Funeral service for CW4 (Retired) Ralph A. Reed will be at 10:00 am Monday, June 4, 2018 in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplain Roger Snow, Lawton officiating.

Burial with full military honors will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens.

CW4 Ralph A. Reed, 84, Cache, passed away Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at the Lawton/Fort Sill Veterans Center.  He was born April 25, 1934 in Newton, Kansas to Sherman W. and Bonnie Pauline (Bell) Reed.  He attended high school in Topeka, Kansas and joined the US Army on September 21, 1953.  He retired on September 1, 1988 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma after serving in Korea, Vietnam and numerous other tours of duty.  His decorations and awards include the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal-4, the Army of Occupation Medal, National Defense Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Vietnam Service Medal with 5 Bronze Service Stars, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon-3, Vietnam Campaign Medal with 60 Device and Overseas Service Bars-3.  He married Elfriede (Lehrach) Humphrey on December 1, 1990 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.  After his retirement he enjoyed taking care of his property, working on and restoring cars and enjoying travel with Elfriede.  He also had a passion for rescuing dogs, especially greyhounds.

Survivors include his wife Elfriede of the home, 6 children; daughter Lelo Jordan and husband Jimmy of Lawton and children Michael, Sean, Ryan and Shannon and husband Corey, Rodney Reed and wife Joyce of Tucson, Arizona and children David and wife Shannon, Daniel, Dirk Reed and wife Loretta of California and children Nicole and husband Joe, Jennifer and Michelle, Tom Humphrey and wife Laurie of Cache, Oklahoma and children Luke, Matthew and Georgia, Nelson Humphrey and fiancé Lisa of Florida and children Travis, Kayla and Kaitlyn,  and Pamela Humphrey-Lehrach and her son Jackson of Norman, Oklahoma, and numerous great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife Mary Caroline in 1988 and his brother Sherman and his wife Fern.