John Neilson Reid, 69, of Saltsburg, PA (Conemaugh Twp.) went to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 29, 2007 at Excela Health Latrobe Hospital, PA.A son of James T. and Ruth H. (Greene) Reid, he was born October 22, 1938 in Tide, PA (Indiana Co.)Mr. Reid was a member of the Chapel of Hope, Black Lick, where he was a steward, a former elder and Sunday school teacher of the Tunnelton Presbyterian Church,a leader and teacher of the Promise Keepers and judge of elections in Conemaugh Twp. for many years.He was a Boy Scout leader for many years and was very involved with his family's activities. He graduated from Blairsville High School in 1958 and worked as an insurance agent for Prudential, retiring in 1990.He was a loving husband, father and grandfather.Surviving are his wife, Janet L. (Duke) Reid whom he married on July 11, 1959; three sons, J. Michael Reid and wife, Hope of Tunnelton; Brian N. Reid of Tunnelton; Darrin E. Reid and wife, Aileen of Avonmore; a daughter, Terry R. McDowell and husband, Joseph of Indiana; eleven grandchildren, Christopher Pavelchick, Joshua Reid, Shane Reid, Natasha Reid, Ashley Reid, Felicia Reid, Heidi Reid, Jacob Reid, Taylor McDowell, Isaac Reid and James McDowell; four great grandchildren; two brothers, James Reid and wife, Linda of Fort Myers, FL and Russell Quick and wife, Kathy of Blairsville; four sisters, Marceline Palmer of Blairsville; Clara Frampton and husband, Chuck of Dover, OH; Ruth Reeger and husband, Warren of Coral and Louella McCachren and husband, John of Montville, OH and numerous nieces and nephews.He was preceded in death by his parents; his stepfather, William Quick; a brother, William Reid; a sister, Marian Garvin and two stepbrothers, Kenneth Quick and Charles Quick.The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 P.M. Monday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. Tuesday at the Shoemaker Funeral Home, Inc., 49 N. Walnut St., Blairsville, PA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday at the Chapel of Hope, Black Lick, PA with Rev. Stephen R. Miller officiating.Interment will be in the Blairsville, Cemetery, Blairsville, PA.
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