Bulah Almeda Davis Reed Obituary (1926 - 2013)

Bulah Almeda Davis Reed, 87, of Decatur, IL passed away at 2:45 a.m. on Wednesday (Oct. 30, 2013) at Decatur Memorial Hospital. A service to celebrate Bulah's life will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday (Nov. 1, 2013) at Dawson & Wikoff West Wood Street Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Macon County Memorial Park Cemetery, Harristown, IL. Mrs. Reed was born on May 21, 1926 in Kennett, MO, the daughter of Hiriam D. and Rhoda E. (Matthews) Diggs. Bulah worked at the Garment Factory in Decatur, Decatur Memorial Hospital laundry service, bus driver for Niantic/Harristown School District and drove a cab in Decatur. She was a member of Sunnyside Road Church of Christ. She was an avid reader, enjoyed playing bingo and she loved her cats. Above all else Bulah loved her family, especially her grandchildren. Bulah's visitation will be on Halloween which was her favorite holiday that she looked forward to every year. She married Ralph William "Bill" Reed on June 29, 1962. Surviving are her husband Ralph William "Bill" Reed of Decatur, IL; son: Lee Joseph Davis of Decatur, IL; daughter: Irene Marie Carlock and her husband William of Fairfield, IL; brothers: George Diggs of Hinton, IL, Richard Larry Diggs and his wife Sandy of Michigan; sister: Marylou Davis of Tower Hill, IL; nephews: Jeff Reed and his wife Alice of Blue Mound, IL, Paul Diggs of Decatur, IL; 19 grandchildren; numerous great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, daughter: Sandra Lee Grisham, 3 brothers and 1 sister. The family would like to extend a special thank you to McKinley Court Nursing Home, DMH 4th Floor and Davita Dialysis Center for the care Bulah received. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at www.dawson-wikoff.com.