Rae M. Reid
1915 - 2005
Reid, Rae M. – on Wednesday, April 20, 2005, in her ninetieth year, Rae Mildred Reid, passed peacefully away in Halifax. Born to James and Vivian (Allen) Graham at Fox River, Cumberland County on Oct. 6, 1915, she graduated from the Nova Scotia Normal College and taught in Advocate. Married to Lorimer Spicer Reid, she became a life-long resident of Advocate and raised a family of two daughters and four sons. As well as caring for her family, she operated the West Advocate Post Office for many years, fought diligently to maintain a hospital and a school in the community, and provided a helping hand for many people in the area. Her family--her husband, her children, her grandchildren and her great-grandchildren, her nieces and nephews, and her siblings--all experienced her caring love. Along with lots of commonsense, she had the "Graham card sense." In her love of family, she was one of the pillars of the Graham Family Picnic. She is survived by her children, Ellen Taylor (Scott), Halifax; Elizabeth Melvin (Bruce), St. John's; Graham (Kathy), Halifax; Kirk (Beth), Advocate; Charles (Donna), Advocate; eighteen grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; sisters Helen Donkin (Ralph), Fenwick; Jean Thorpe (Bill), Dartmouth; Bob (Chris), Parksville, B.C.; Jack (Naomi), Parrsboro. She was predeceased by husband, Lorimer; a son, Layton; granddaughter, Rebecca; grandson, Ben; sisters, Ruth and Eleanor; brothers, Harleigh and Charles. Visitation will be held 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Friday at Smith's Funeral Home, Parrsboro. Funeral service will be held 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 23, 2005 at the Advocate Baptist Church. Family flowers only. Memorial donations may be made to the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Association or to a charity of choice.
