Private family service, with military honors, for Richard Alexander Reed will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 21, 2020 in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with The Rev. Dr. Sue Lykins, pastor of Ninnekah United Methodist Church, Ninnekah, Oklahoma officiating.

Burial will be at Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, Oklahoma.

The service may be viewed by following the livestream link at www.beckerfuneral.com or by visiting the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Facebook page.

Richard Alexander Reed, 99, passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at the Lawton-Fort Sill Veteran's Center. He was born March 4, 1921 in Rocky Ford, Oklahoma to Barney A. and Goldie L. (Shelton) Reed. Richard grew up and went to school in Ninnekah, Oklahoma. He joined the Army Air Corps in 1941 and served in World War II as a parachute rigger/repairman. He was with the 392nd Fighter Squadron 367 ^th Fighter Group and earned the following decorations, Normandy, African, Middle Eastern Service Medal and the Good Conduct Medal. At the conclusion of the war Richard helped clear mine fields and unexploded bombs.

Following Richard's discharge from the military he traveled across the United States from south to north working many different harvests usually driving a combine. He would travel to Oregon to work as a lumberjack until it was time to go south for the next years' crop harvest.

Once Richard retired from work he moved back to Ninnekah to be with his family and do a lot of fishing. He was very good at fishing and was good at about everything he did. He could build anything and build it properly. Richard had a very good detailed memory, loved to tell stories and was a very social person.

Richard is survived by his daughter, Montie Carroll and husband Jim, son, Samuel Blevins, two brothers, Walter "Walt" Reed and wife Ramona, and Harvey "Joe" Reed and Betty Doughty, grandchildren, great grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews and a host of friends.

Richard was preceded in death by his parents, wife Billie (Pitts) Reed, daughter, Sharon, and three brothers, Willie, Johnnie and Harold Reed.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Lawton-Fort Sill Veteran's Center, 501 SE Flower Mound Rd., Lawton, OK 73501 or to the charity of your choice.