Grace Reedy

Obituary of Grace ReedyGrace was born in Doyle, TN January 26, 1923 she passed away suddenly at Munroe Regional Medical Center. Due to complications from Congestive Heart Failure and Pneumonia. She is the eldest daughter of the late William Martin Smith and Stella Mae Sparkman-Smith of TN. Grace is preceded in death by her late husband Eddie Reedy. She had 3 half siblings the late Buddy Smith, TN, the late Pauline Tatum, TN & the late Ruth Dodson, TN.Grace is also preceded in death by her Sister Willie Belle "Billie" Kyzer, Silver Springs, FL and her brother the late James Smith, Tullahoma, TN. She is survived in death by her 3 sisters; Inia Mae Cruise, Ruby Jo Tucker, & Katherine Vaughn, all from Tullahoma, TN and 1 brother Wayne Smith, Knoxville, TN. Grace is also survived by Many wonderful nieces and nephews who brought so much joy and happiness to her life.Grace and Eddie picked out a daughter (adopted) : Donna Reedy, Silver Springs,FL They had 2 grandsons the late Gerald "Jerry" Barnes and Shane Reedy both of Silver Springs, FLGrace and Eddie met in Hialeah / Miami, FL where they started their family. You could always find Grace, Eddie and Donna on some type of adventure. Every other weekend (Eddie was a fireman) You would find them out in the Ocean at their boat house, or camping and fishing on Tamiami Trail. Out in the everglades on their airboat. The water was a great enjoyment for the entire family. When they moved to Silver Springs in 1970 of course they looked for a place with water. Grace, Eddie & Donna lived a in 1 bedroom type, of hunting ~ fish camp on the water (of course), while waiting for their home to be built. Eddie strung lights all the way down to the lake so Grace could fish at night. She LOVED to fish.She would take her battery operated AM portable radio with her and listen to WSM ~the Grand Ole Opry out of Nashville.Grace was also very artistic she loved to paint and draw, only did not do it nearly enough. Probably because of all the hours devoted to her work. Before moving to Silver Springs Grace retired as a manager of a redemption center in Miami (remember when you got stamps for shopping from the grocery store & you put the stamps in a book & took them to a redemption center & turned them in for gifts).Being retired was fun, for awhile. Then she was itching to work again. She found Nuby's Texaco. Where she worked from sometime in 1970'still 2002. When the store changed owners, and decided they were going to run it with their family only. Grace found her self unemployed. Here's another opportunity to retire, she said " I'm only 79" why stop now . She then became a "Door Greeter" at Wal~Mart. Grace worked at Wal~Mart 2002 till 2010 when she fell at home while on a 2 week vacation from work. Not only did she break her hip she injured her back & it was due to this injury that she could not return to work. You can trust me she was MAD!!! Grace was active with her daughter Donna in Girl Scouts, she attend many campouts , Girl Scout functions and assisted with leadership.She was also a very giving person. If you needed something and she had it she would gladly give it to you. Many have come into Nuby's Texaco on their way to work and be low on gas and short on money. She would tell the person " go ahead and get you some gas and you can pay me back tomorrow or on your way home tonight" Her grandson Jerry and his friends would come into Nuby's and say "Ma~Ma we're hungry can we get some thing?" Her respone was always "you boys get what you want & put it up here on the counter so I can ring it up"She was a very strick and yet kind hearted person.One year ago Nov 2012 she went to TN and spent 7 months with her Sisters and Brother and ALL the nieces and nephews.Where they (along with behind the scenes Donna in FL) threw her a SURPRISE 90th Birthday where there were almost 100 family members in attendence.You have ALL touched her in so many ways, she valued her friends and family in ways words can not express.

Grace Reedy

January 26, 1923 - November 29, 2013