Marceline Bagwell Reed

Most of you know Marceline’s family pretty well.  Marceline’s parents, Oscar and Eula Bagwell ere residents of Kenedy and the family was longstanding members of the Kenedy Church of Christ until their respective deaths.

Marceline was not born in Kenedy, but grew up here and graduated from Kenedy High School on May 29, 1244.  After graduating from high school, she attended Texas State University in San Marcos.

She started dating Elmo Reed after he got of the army.  He had also graduated from Kenedy High School.  They were married on December 8, 1945.  The celebrated their 50^th.  Wedding anniversary on December 8, 1995.  Elmo passed away on October 8, 1997.

Marceline and Elmo lived in Beaumont for a few years and moved to Kingsville.  Marceline was the church secretary for the Kingsville church of christ for over 16 years, outlasting at least four preachers that Tom can remember.  She retired in 1984 when she and Elmo built their home on the ranch outside of Kenedy

When Tom was young, their house was the one the kids always wanted to go to.  Marceline always had drinks, snacks and activities for them.  Marceline loved to play bridge, knit, fish, travel and visit with friends and family.  She loved her family and cherished the time spent with them.  Every summer she would plan a two or three week trip traveling cross country in their travel trailer.  After the trip, Marceline and Tom would stay in the trailer at the Fulton Trailer Park.  They would spend the rest of the summer fishing and enjoying beach life.  Elmo would come and spend weekends with them.

As time went on, and the grandsons came along, she enjoyed spending time with them, and attending various school functions.  Lee, Koby and Niall will always remember all of the special holidays that were spent with her.

Marceline lived a long faith life.  One of the last conversations she had was asking about how the sermon was that morning.  She passed away peacefully in her sleep and is now at home with Elmo and the others relatives and friends that have gone before her.