William Reeder

Memorial services for William Fredrick Reeder, 96, are scheduled for 3 p.m, Sunday, May 5, 2013 at Beehive Homes
located at 2903 Washington Avenue. He passed away Sunday, April 28, 2013.

Bill was born April 3, 1917, to Charles F. Reeder and Zoe Ann Reeder in
Fillmore, CA One of 5 children. He graduated from High School in Fillmore,
CA in 1935 and attended 1 year of college before he was drafted into the Army
March 17, 1941. He went through basic training and in 1942 he was able to go
through the Officer Candidate School OCS. He served in the 2nd Armor
Division as well as the 13th Armor Division. He also served with the 101st
Infantry Division in Germany. When the war was over he was retained there as
a commissioner of public utilities in Germany until his release in 1946. Bill has
told stories where he knew he was watched over and protected because he
should have died in a few of the war incidences.

While attending the OCS in Fort Knox, Kentucky, he met and married Virginia.
They were married for 22 years and had 5 boys, one David Lee Reeder was
killed in Vietnam. He was married to his second wife, Khloree for 47 years.
Bill managed various retail lumber yards in CA. He has lived in Santa Paula,
CA, Newhall, CA, and Van Nuys, CA. He retired at age 65 and for the next 3
years him and his wife traveled the United States pulling a 5th wheel. They
were looking for the perfect place to retire and settled in Roswell, N.M. where
they have lived since 1985. Bill and Khloree traveled each summer to various
locations until he turned 88 in 2005. He enjoyed gardening and fishing and he
made the best pecan pie ever The last pie he made was in 2011. Khloree was
blind for the last 10 years of her life so he helped take care of her until she
died in June of 2010. Bill remained active and lived by himself until he moved
into Beehive Homes in January of 2012. Even while there he remained as
active and independent as he could and was still driving his own car until
2013. Bill never broke a bone or had to have a surgery although he had been
to the hospital for pneumonia a few times. Bill lived a life of service and was
very kind and considerate to others and he had a great sense of humor. He
made lemonade when life gave him lemons. He blessed the lives of many
people. He will be greatly missed

He is survived by Charles Fredrick Reeder in San Marcus, TX John H Reeder of
Grants Pass, Oregon William Wayne Reeder of Santa Paula, CA Samuel
Edwards Reeder of Santa Paula, CA and his step son Jim Hodson in Roswell,
N.M. as well as daughter in laws, various grandchildren and great grand
children.

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