Mr. Rodney Charles Reed, 87, of Greenville, passed away Sunday evening, March 2, 2025, at his residence.

He was born Feb. 3, 1938, in Clarion, a son of the late Alva Gerald and Martha (McCracken) Reed.

After graduating from high school, Rodney joined the Army, where he was stationed in Korea.

One of his many stories he would frequently describe was how he almost froze to death in a foxhole on the 38th parallel.

After the Army, Rodney worked at Westinghouse and lived in Sharon, where he met his future wife Virginia (Zuschlag) Reed. They were married for 53 years.

Together, they had one son, Ronald; and two stepchildren, Tracey (Kincaid) Hostetler and Edward Kincaid.

In the early 1970s, Rodney and his family left Sharon and bought a new house in Greenville, where he lived for the rest of his life.

Rodney is survived by his wife, Virginia; son, Ronald; stepdaughter, Tracey (Bill) Hostetler; stepson, Edward Kincaid; brother, Gerald Reed; sister, Alma (Reed) Ehrhart; six grandchildren, Olivia (McElhinny) Brown, Samantha (McElhinny) Faloney, Heather (Kincaid) Moore, Tyler Kincaid, Brady Kincaid and Casey Kincaid; and four great-grandchildren, Madilynn Brown, Rozalynn Faloney, Harper Faloney and Ariana Kincaid.

Rodney is preceded in death by his parents, Alva and Martha Reed; brothers, Alva Reed Jr., Clifford Reed, Robert Reed, William Reed and John Reed; and sisters, Martha (Reed) Rosenkrans, Marjarie (Reed) Twilliger and Elizabeth (Reed) Hanby.

In lieu of flowers, please go to the Dementia Society of America, dementiasociety.org website to place a donation.

REED

Rodney Charles, 87, Greenville.

Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday (3-5-25) in OSBORNE-WILLIAMS FUNERAL HOME, 73-75 Columbia Ave., Greenville, and 10:30 to 11 a.m. Thursday (3-6-25) at Shenango Valley Cemetery Chapel, 53 College Ave., Greenville.

Funeral service: 11 a.m. Thursday in the cemetery chapel, with honors.

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