Warren Reid, 92, of Brewster, died December 1, 2019.
Warren was born in 1927, in Brewster, Kansas to Fred and Anna (Goetsch) Reid, the oldest of five boys.
Warren attended Brewster Grade School and Brewster High School, graduating in the class of 1945. He enlisted in the Navy and served on the battleship USS Iowa, which was stationed in Japan in the immediate post-war period.
Warren married Bonnie Mallory on August 10, 1949 and resided on a farm north of Brewster. Three children; Lance, Nathan, and Laurie were born while the family lived on the farm. Warren took a job as bookkeeper with Coffey Grain in 1964 and transitioned to manager and then owner of Reid Grain.
He was active in the community, serving on the school board for the Brewster schools, the city council, city mayor, city recreation committee, the Brewster Lions Club, and was one of the organizers of the Brewster Bank. He was a member of the Brewster United Methodist Church.
Much of his retirement was spent in his well-equipped shop, building furniture as well as numerous bird feeders and bird houses which were placed throughout the back yard.
Warren was preceded in death by wife Bonnie, parents Fred and Anna Reid, and brothers Delmar, Royal, and Jerry.
Left to remember Warren is brother J Austin (Dotti) of Overland Park, sons Lance of Andale KS and Nathan (Judy) of Topeka KS, and daughter Laurie Jones of Kismet KS. There are also 10 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 7, 2019 at 1:30 PM CT at the Brewster United Methodist Church with Pastor Mike Baughn officiating. Burial will follow in the Brewster Cemetery.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the Church in Brewster.
Memorial contributions may be designated to the Brewster Heritage Center and may be left at the services or mailed to Koons-Russell Funeral Home, 211 N. Main Ave., Goodland, KS 67735.
Online condolences for the family may be left at www.koonsrussellfuneralhome.com.
Funeral services have been entrusted to Koons-Russell Funeral Home in Goodland, KS.