Norma Thayer Reed

Norma Thayer Reed, 84, died peacefully at home in Moses Lake on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007. Norma was born Jan. 9, 1923, in Choctaw, Okla., to Edwin and Julia McWilliams Thayer. Norma retired after 26 dedicated years as a secretary from McDonnell Douglas. She served as Royal Matron of Charity Court, Order of the Amaranth in the year of 1968 through 1969. She was a member of the Crossroads Community Bible Church of Mannford, Okla. She had a passion for genealogy and spent over 40 years researching her family. She is the beloved mother of two daughters and one son. Norma is survived by her two daughters, Jackie (James) Piper, of Oklahoma City, Okla., Shari (Charlie) Laibl, of Moses Lake, eight grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren. Norma was preceded in death by her parents, one son, James Dotson and her husband Cecil Eugene Reed. Burial was held on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007 in Oak Hill Cemetery, Mannford, Okla. Arrangements in care of Affordable Funeral Options, Moses Lake.