Funeral services for Stanley Max Reed, 86, of Wills Point, are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 23, 2016, at Russell Memorial United Methodist Church in Wills Point with Rev. David Cartwright officiating. Interment will follow with full military honors at Union Grove Cemetery north of Wills Point under direction of Allan Fuller Funeral Home in Wills Point.

He passed away Friday night, February 19, 2016 in Tyler.

Stanley was born on December 10, 1929, in Wills Point, Texas, the son of Claude Lemmon Reed and Cecil Blanche Lester Reed. He attended the Wills Point schools, graduating in 1947. Stan was a member of the Corps of Cadets at Texas A&M College, Class of '51. He married the love of his life, Shirley Sinclair on February 13, 1955 in Mineola and they recently celebrated sixty-one years of marriage. After twenty years in the United States Air Force, Stan retired in 1972 after attaining the rank of Lt. Col. He enjoyed a second career with the U.S.D.A. working in Texas, Louisiana and Washington, D.C. and was also a real estate appraiser. Stan enjoyed attending his grandkids activities, gardening (he could grow anything), traveling to most of our national parks and later, in life he took up golf. He had been a member of Russell Memorial United Methodist Church since 1949.

Preceded in death by his parents, Claude L. Reed and Cecil Reed; sister, Dorothy Reed Rockenbaugh and a brother, Lester Reed.

Stan is survived by his wife, Shirley Sinclair Reed, of Wills Point; two sons, Mark Cecil Reed, of Sebastian, Florida and Max Reed & wife, Denice, of Wills Point; daughter, Cindy Reed Grimsinger & husband, Mike, of Victoria; sister, Jean Miracle, of Wills Point; eight grandchildren, Josh Heller & wife, Dionne, Meghan Morgan & husband, Karl, Brittany Cantu & husband, Louis, Alexandra Massey & husband, Harrison, Katrina Reed, Ciera Bozzo & husband, Paul, Chassie Bell & husband, Steve and Tristin Arnold & husband, Chris; eight great-grandchildren, Alayna, Reed, Halli, Benson, Ellis, Harper, Denom and Jadyn; three nephews, Bruce Miracle & wife, Debbie, Rocky Miracle & wife, Sarah and Rusty Miracle & wife, Carol and two nieces, Candy Hays and Debbie Campbell.

Family will receive friends at Russell Memorial United Methodist Church one hour prior to service.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Russell Memorial United Methodist Church Benevolence Fund.