Bishop Alfred C. Reed, 94, of Morgantown, passed away Sunday, February 3, 2019, at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, with his family by his side. Alfred was born in Preston County, on Nov. 19, 1924, to the late Raymond Cook Reed and Glenda Murle Reed.
He attended Morgantown High School, leaving to serve in the United States Navy during World War II. After the military, he was employed in the coal mining industry, as well as, Brock Oil, Sterling Faucet Co. as a lathe operator and retired with over 20 years of service as a mechanical technician in the WVU Mineral Industries Department.
Alfred was the Pastor of First Apostolic Church, in Morgantown, for the past 25 years and loved preaching the gospel. He was, also, a Bishop in the Pentecostal Assemblies of Jesus Christ.
He loved being with his family, deer hunting, fishing, following football and baseball, proudly watching the Morgantown High School Band, and working on his antiques cars.
Alfred is survived by his loving wife, Barbara Reed; son, Keith Reed and wife Linda; grandchildren, Brian Reed, Kristin Brewster and husband Mike; brothers and sisters-in-law, Argyle (Lovinda) Sheets, Ellen (Chuck) Gillespie, both of Morgantown, Candy (Glenn) Roby, Betty (Tom) O’Scier, Polly Bresock, Fillmore, Lloyd, and James George; and mother-in-law, Eva George, all of Ohio; cousins, Elinor (Carroll) Hawkins and Liz McMillan, both of N.C. and many nieces and nephews. He will also be missed by his loving English Bulldog, Buster.
In addition to his parents, Alfred was preceded in death by his first wife, Dorothy Reed, in 1996; sister, Doris Jean Oleksa and husband Steve; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Barbara and Harold Fizer and brothers-in-law, Jesse George and Jeff Bresock.
Family and friends will be received at Fred L. Jenkins Funeral Home from 2 -4 p.m. and 6 -8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 7, and from noon on Friday, until the time of the funeral services at 1 p.m. with Bishop Wheeler A. Estepp officiating. Burial will follow at Beverly Hills Memorial Gardens with full military honors.
Donations may be made in Alfred’s memory to First Apostolic Church, 1439 Sabraton Ave. Morgantown, WV 26505.
Condolences: fredjenkinsfuneralhome.com
