Anne Jane Beattie Butler Reed, 101, of Castle Rock died Jan. 29.
2006, after a long illness. She was born Sept. 4, 1904, in Paisley,
Scotland, to Hugh and Margaret (nee Boyle) Butler. Her family
sailed to the United States in April 1912 on the first ship that
sailed from Liverpool, England, after the Titanic sank.
She married Hoyt Coe Reed on May 23, 1929, and he preceded in
death in 1993 in Sedalia.
Ann attended Newport News High School in Virginia and William
and Mary College before moving to Englewood, N.J.
During World War II, while her husband taught at Bergen College
in Teaneck, N.J., Ann worked in the aircraft industry for Bendix
Corporation and Air Associates making parts for the B-17.
The family moved to East Lansing, Mich., in 1945, where her
husband taught at Michigan State University.
She resumed her academic pursuits at MSU where she earned a
bachelor of arts in education in 1960 and an master of arts in
education in 1965.
She taught in the Okemos MI school system. She was president of
the Ingham County chapter of Michigan Public Schools Retired
Teachers Association.
She is survived by her daughter Frances and son-in-law Richard
Haugen and grandchildren Kathy and Sally; and her son Tom and
daughter-in-law Celia and grandchildren Susan, Evon and
Heather.
Also surviving are seven great-grandchildren, two nephews and
two nieces.
A memorial service will be in the spring in Vermont. Graveside
services will be in Williamston, Mich.
Olinger Andrews Caldwell Gibson Funeral Home, Castle Rock,
handled arrangements.