Nada White Reed

Nada White Reed, was born Dec. 31, 1936, in Dallas, Texas. Nada went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015, after a short illness.

Nada spent most of her life in Texas, where she raised five sons. In 1993, she said, “God told her to come to Alaska.”

Shortly after arriving in Palmer, she married Wilbur White. Unfortunately, after just three weeks, he passed away. To our surprise, she told her son, “God told me to come here, and now He is telling me to stay.” We were blessed to have her as our Alaska mom for 17 years.

Nada met Richard W. Reed at a Valentine’s Day dinner sponsored by Lazy Mountain Bible Church. The Western theme was special to them because they were both from Texas. After spending the evening talking, they discovered they had many things in common. With the blessings of their loved ones, they married on July 31, 1999. They were blessed with 11 years of happiness and love.

Nada was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Richard Waymon Reed; her parents, Milford and Louise Hawkins; son, Michael Norris; sister, Linda Livingston; nephew, Rick Livingston and husband, Wilbur White.

Nada is survived by her three sons, their wives, 12 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, two nieces and a nephew, in Texas, Florida and Arkansas. In Alaska, she is survived by her step-children, Ross Reed (Val), of Anchorage, Arlie Reed-Lewis (Michael), and Kathleen Maupin (Bryan) of Palmer; grandchildren, Bridger and Auna Reed-Lewis, Olivia, Emery and Reed Maupin; also, her adopted daughters and their families, Cindy Estes (Chris) and Esperanza Lanphier (Steve).

There will be a celebration of life for Nada at Lazy Mountain Bible Church in Palmer, on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016, from 6-8 p.m. Potluck following the service.