Florence Marie (Carpenter) Reid
Jan. 15, 1912-May 26, 1993
Niles Daily Star, Friday, May 28, 1993, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library
Funeral services For Florence Marie (Carpenter) Reid, 81, of 2694 Redfield Road, Niles, are scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday at Hoven Funeral Home with the Rev. Ralph Pletcher, pastor of Coulter’s Chapel, Church of God in Niles, officiating.
Burial will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery.
Reid died at 3:45 p.m. Wednesday (May 26, 1993) in Pawating Hospital.
Born Jan. 15, 1912 in Kingsley, Mich, she was a lifetime area resident.
On May 5, 1926, in Mishawaka she married the late Gordon Carpenter, who preceded her in death in 1966. On Nov. 23, 1968, in Niles, she married the late Foster Reid, who preceded her in death on Dec. 5, 1986.
She was a homemaker and was a member of Coulter’s Chapel Church of God.
Survivors include five sons, Robert Carpenter of Buchanan, Richard Carpenter of Niles, Lavern Carpenter of LaPorte, Ind., Donald Carpenter of Niles and Ervin Carpenter of Niles; two daughters, Shirley Rosenbarger of Niles and Reatha Base of Wyatt, Ind.; 46 grandchildren; 56 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and a sister, Hazel Goss of Bangor. Two sons, Marvin Carpenter and DeVon Carpenter and a daughter, Dorotha Williams, preceded her in death.
Friends may call from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in Hoven Funeral Home.