Dec. 23, 1951 – July 30, 2024
A family memorial service for Bessie Crabtree Reed, 72, of Sallisaw, was held at 12 noon on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, at Brushy Holiness Church. Following the service, a gathering was held at the home of Kim and Ernest Poindexter, in Sallisaw.
Mrs. Reed was born on Dec. 23, 1951, in Fort Smith, Ark., to Ellen (Campbell) Waltermire and Millard Crabtree. She died on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Sallisaw.
Survivors are one son, Robert Turner of Fort Smith; siblings, James Crabtree and Judy, Rocky Waltermire, Oscar “Gene” Waltermire and Gwenda, and Scotty Waltermire, all of Sallisaw, and Martha Loper and John, and Floyd Crabtree, all of Louisiana; and many other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Daniel Turner; two brothers, Tommy Sea and Jess Crabtree; and two sisters, Ollie Cunningham and Louise Cunningham.
