Brad Reed

David Bradley Reed, age 36, of Marietta, Georgia, formerly of Lamar, passed away Saturday, July 3, 2010 at Barton County Memorial Hospital.        Brad was born March 15, 1974, at Joplin, Missouri, to Ben and Marianne (Harris) Reed.  He graduated from Lamar High School in 1992 and earned a degree from Missouri Southern.  On August 12, 1995, at Lamar, Brad married Bethaney Ann Shields and they made their home in Lamar where Brad had worked for O’Sullivan Industries. In 2004, Brad accepted a position as the director of National Transportation Programs for AmeriCold in Atlanta, and they moved their family to Marietta, Georgia.        Brad was a member of Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church in Marietta and a former member of the Lamar Metro Club.  He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed sports and hunting, and his greatest joy came from being a dad and spending time with his family.        Survivors include his wife, Beth, and children, Benton, Olivia, and Chloe, all of the home; his parents, Ben Reed, Jasper, Missouri, and Marianne Reed, Lamar; a brother, Adam & wife Denette Reed, two nieces, Whittley & Marissa Reed, all of Lebanon, Missouri; parents-in-law, Tom & Ann Shields, Lamar; sister-in-law, Kim Shields, Jefferson City, Missouri: maternal grandmother, Mary Jo Harris, Lamar; paternal grandmother, Donna Reed, Lockwood, Missouri;  a large extended family and a host of friends.He was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Jim Reed and Dalton Harris.        Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 6th at Lamar United Methodist Church with burial in Lake Cemetery.        The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. Monday, July 5th at Daniel Funeral Home.        Memorial contributions are suggested to the American Cancer Society (Lamar Relay for Life) or Wesley Chapel, in care of Daniel Funeral Home.