JUDGE
Harry Day Reed, 73 , passed away Sunday at 1:30 at his home. He was in the kitchen when Mrs. Reed heard him call and she rushed to him, he was slumped over. She made him as comfortable as possible with some pillows and went for help nearby and on her return found him deceased.
A native of Ogden, Washington and a son of Edward Harrison Reed and the late Helen Caroline Day Reed of Springfield, Massachusetts.
He came from Washington to Georgia as a small boy with his parents and was reared in this section.
Although Mr. Reed had recently passed through an illness, he had seemed in good spirits and attended his Sunday School Class at the First Baptist Church on Sunday morning. He was actively engaged in the practice of Law until his death and was working on several complicated Bank cases for clients as he carried on, he worked at his home.
Mr. Reed was with the Treasury Department in Washington for 5 years while still a young man. From there he went to Panama while the Panama Canal was under construction serving as Executive - Secretary for 6 years to Governor Blackburn and was seating Governor in the absence of the actual Governor.
He returned to Waycross in 1910 and was elected Mayor in 1912 - 1913, holding the office for two terms.
He was appointed JUDGE of the Superior Court of the Waycross Judicial Circuit by Governor Walker to succeed J. L. Summerall in the early 1920's. And was re-elected without opposition when his term expired.
He resigned to return to his Law practice a year later and was called to Columbia, SC where he was Chief Counsel of the Federal Land Bank for 18 years until his retirement to Waycross in 1947.
The Land Bank was established in the depression days, was the major lending agency to farmers of this entire territory covering the four States of Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Florida.
Mr. Reed retired from the Land Bank on reaching retirement age and returned to Waycross but was consulted by the Banks on matters of litigation because of his wise judgement and mature wisdom.
He was a charter member of the Waycross Kiwanis Club and served with distinction as District Governor of the Kiwanis Clubs of Georgia. He maintained an active membership in the local clubs as long as he made his residence here.
In 1928 while serving as JUDGE of the Superior Court he
Harry Day Reed, 73 , passed away Sunday at 1:30 at his home. He was in the kitchen when Mrs. Reed heard him call and she rushed to him, he was slumped over. She made him as comfortable as possible with some pillows and went for help nearby and on her return found him deceased.
A native of Ogden, Washington and a son of Edward Harrison Reed and the late Helen Caroline Day Reed of Springfield, Massachusetts.
He came from Washington to Georgia as a small boy with his parents and was reared in this section.
Although Mr. Reed had recently passed through an illness, he had seemed in good spirits and attended his Sunday School Class at the First Baptist Church on Sunday morning. He was actively engaged in the practice of Law until his death and was working on several complicated Bank cases for clients as he carried on, he worked at his home.
Mr. Reed was with the Treasury Department in Washington for 5 years while still a young man. From there he went to Panama while the Panama Canal was under construction serving as Executive - Secretary for 6 years to Governor Blackburn and was seating Governor in the absence of the actual Governor.
He returned to Waycross in 1910 and was elected Mayor in 1912 - 1913, holding the office for two terms.
He was appointed JUDGE of the Superior Court of the Waycross Judicial Circuit by Governor Walker to succeed J. L. Summerall in the early 1920's. And was re-elected without opposition when his term expired.
He resigned to return to his Law practice a year later and was called to Columbia, SC where he was Chief Counsel of the Federal Land Bank for 18 years until his retirement to Waycross in 1947.
The Land Bank was established in the depression days, was the major lending agency to farmers of this entire territory covering the four States of Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Florida.
Mr. Reed retired from the Land Bank on reaching retirement age and returned to Waycross but was consulted by the Banks on matters of litigation because of his wise judgement and mature wisdom.
He was a charter member of the Waycross Kiwanis Club and served with distinction as District Governor of the Kiwanis Clubs of Georgia. He maintained an active membership in the local clubs as long as he made his residence here.
In 1928 while serving as JUDGE of the Superior Court he
JUDGE
Harry Day Reed, 73 , passed away Sunday at 1:30 at his home. He was in the kitchen when Mrs. Reed heard him call and she rushed to him, he was slumped over. She made him as comfortable as possible with some pillows and went for help nearby and on her return found him deceased.
A native of Ogden, Washington and a son of Edward Harrison Reed and the late Helen Caroline Day Reed of Springfield, Massachusetts.
He came from Washington to Georgia as a small boy with his parents and was reared in this section.
Although Mr. Reed had recently passed through an illness, he had seemed in good spirits and attended his Sunday School Class at the First Baptist Church on Sunday morning. He was actively engaged in the practice of Law until his death and was working on several complicated Bank cases for clients as he carried on, he worked at his home.
Mr. Reed was with the Treasury Department in Washington for 5 years while still a young man. From there he went to Panama while the Panama Canal was under construction serving as Executive - Secretary for 6 years to Governor Blackburn and was seating Governor in the absence of the actual Governor.
He returned to Waycross in 1910 and was elected Mayor in 1912 - 1913, holding the office for two terms.
He was appointed JUDGE of the Superior Court of the Waycross Judicial Circuit by Governor Walker to succeed J. L. Summerall in the early 1920's. And was re-elected without opposition when his term expired.
He resigned to return to his Law practice a year later and was called to Columbia, SC where he was Chief Counsel of the Federal Land Bank for 18 years until his retirement to Waycross in 1947.
The Land Bank was established in the depression days, was the major lending agency to farmers of this entire territory covering the four States of Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Florida.
Mr. Reed retired from the Land Bank on reaching retirement age and returned to Waycross but was consulted by the Banks on matters of litigation because of his wise judgement and mature wisdom.
He was a charter member of the Waycross Kiwanis Club and served with distinction as District Governor of the Kiwanis Clubs of Georgia. He maintained an active membership in the local clubs as long as he made his residence here.
In 1928 while serving as JUDGE of the Superior Court he
Harry Day Reed, 73 , passed away Sunday at 1:30 at his home. He was in the kitchen when Mrs. Reed heard him call and she rushed to him, he was slumped over. She made him as comfortable as possible with some pillows and went for help nearby and on her return found him deceased.
A native of Ogden, Washington and a son of Edward Harrison Reed and the late Helen Caroline Day Reed of Springfield, Massachusetts.
He came from Washington to Georgia as a small boy with his parents and was reared in this section.
Although Mr. Reed had recently passed through an illness, he had seemed in good spirits and attended his Sunday School Class at the First Baptist Church on Sunday morning. He was actively engaged in the practice of Law until his death and was working on several complicated Bank cases for clients as he carried on, he worked at his home.
Mr. Reed was with the Treasury Department in Washington for 5 years while still a young man. From there he went to Panama while the Panama Canal was under construction serving as Executive - Secretary for 6 years to Governor Blackburn and was seating Governor in the absence of the actual Governor.
He returned to Waycross in 1910 and was elected Mayor in 1912 - 1913, holding the office for two terms.
He was appointed JUDGE of the Superior Court of the Waycross Judicial Circuit by Governor Walker to succeed J. L. Summerall in the early 1920's. And was re-elected without opposition when his term expired.
He resigned to return to his Law practice a year later and was called to Columbia, SC where he was Chief Counsel of the Federal Land Bank for 18 years until his retirement to Waycross in 1947.
The Land Bank was established in the depression days, was the major lending agency to farmers of this entire territory covering the four States of Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Florida.
Mr. Reed retired from the Land Bank on reaching retirement age and returned to Waycross but was consulted by the Banks on matters of litigation because of his wise judgement and mature wisdom.
He was a charter member of the Waycross Kiwanis Club and served with distinction as District Governor of the Kiwanis Clubs of Georgia. He maintained an active membership in the local clubs as long as he made his residence here.
In 1928 while serving as JUDGE of the Superior Court he
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