Judy J Reed

January 20, 1947 - February 16, 2018

Judy J. Reed, 71, of Monticello and longtime resident of Bluffton, passed away on Friday afternoon, February 16, 2018, at I.U. Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette, Indiana. Judy was born on January 20, 1947 in Bluffton to James W. & Ruby E. (Reeder) Ogle. She attended Chester Center to the 10th grade and graduated in 1965 from Nordhoff High School in California. On September 8, 1991, Judy and Dennis L. Reed were married and have shared the last 26+ years together. Judy enjoyed a lifelong career in Banking, working for Three Rivers Credit Union and was the branch manager of Bluffton location from 1986 to 2012. She was very involved with Dennis and passionate about the Drag Not Drugs Program and travel and raced all over the country together. She loved to collect owls and was a member of the Brush & Broads Plus 1 group that met to paint on Fridays in Bluffton, and was a member of the Poneto United Methodist Church. She is preceded in death by a daughter, Latisha. Survivors include Dennis of Monticello, three children; Kelly Gibbs of Bluffton, Mike (Jodee) McCarty of Toledo, Ohio and Mark (Laura) Reed of Fort Wayne along with seven grandchildren; Christopher (wife Jessica), Tyler, Jayden, Blake, Olivia, Aiden and Evelyn, and a brother Jim Bob (Linda) Ogle of Poneto. Judy is also survived by her baby, Jake, a Jack Russell Terrier. A Service to celebrate Judy’s life will be held at 12:30 P.M. on Saturday (Feb. 24th) at the Poneto United Methodist Church with Pastor Roy Nevil officiating. Friends are encouraged to visit with the family for one hour prior to the service. The family prefers memorials to be made to Drag Not Drugs, in lieu of flowers. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Thoma/Rich, Lemler Funeral Home in Bluffton. Friends can send online condolences to Judy’s family at www.thomarich.com.