Donald Ray Reed, 72, of Grain Valley, Missouri passed away peacefully on Monday, January 29, 2024. Visitation will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 9, 2024 at Royer Funeral Home, Grain Valley, Missouri. A committal service to follow with full Military Honors will be at 1:00 p.m. at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Higginsville, Missouri.
Donald was born November 29, 1951 in Kansas City, Kansas. The son of Herbert R. and Alberta M. (Walters) Reed. He married the love of his life Paula Snyder in February 1973. Donald worked for DST, retiring in 2008. He enjoyed fishing, traveling and always enjoyed making people laugh. Donald was an Army veteran with the 101st Airborne and served in the Vietnam war.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, of 43 years, Paula Reed in 2016; great-grandson, Barrett Plymell; brother, Ronald Reed; brother, Kenneth Reed; and sister Marilyn Bivens.
Donald is survived by daughter, Angela Reed of Grain Valley; 2 granddaughters: Jessica Plymell (Christian) of Grain Valley and Bailey Reed of Grain Valley; 2 great-grandsons: Weston Plymell and Forrest Plymell; sister-in-law, Patty Reed of Paola, Kansas; sister-in-law, Mary Hernandez of Grain Valley; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Arrangements: Royer Funeral Home, Grain Valley, MO 816-847-4441