The Lord's servant, Larry Dewayne Reed, MD, of Crossville, Tennessee, went to
sing in Heaven on Wednesday, December 30, 2020. Born in Monterey, Tennessee,
on November 9, 1942, to James Talmadge Reed and Minnie Mable (Wyatt/Reed)
Knox. Son, brother, husband, father, doctor, friend. Humble, kind, brilliant, and valiant.
Dr. Reed loved his motorcycles and a good meal. His passion was singing and
playing his guitar. Dr. Reed was known for his good nature and contagious
laughter.

Dr. Reed is survived by his loving wife of 59 years, Ima Jeanne (Vandever) Reed
of Crossville; his daughters Janet Reed of Crossville, Madge Farooq (Omar) of
Washington, DC, and Tammy Doyle (Dan) of Knoxville, Tennessee; his grandsons
Derrick McNew of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Connor Doyle and Sean Doyle of
Anchorage, Alaska; and his sisters, Berta Williams of Cookeville and Wanda
Balsley of Monterey. He also leaves behind many extended family members,
countless faithful friends and his church family at Monterey United Methodist
Church.

The family would love for you to share your stories and memories of Dr. Reed in
the guestbook on the Hood Funeral Home website. The family will host a
Celebration of Life in 2021 when his friends and loved ones can gather safely. In
lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Dr. Reed's memory to St. Jude
Children's Research Hospital.

A Facebook posting by Dr. Reed on November 9, 2020:
I awakened at 1:45 this morning with hard cramps in my hip and thigh muscles. I
quickly got out of bed and stood on the floor to get relief. I was reminded that 78
years ago at this same time, my mother had been awakened with cramping pains of
a different sort. My dad had summoned Dr. Crain to our house to assist her. He
later memorialized the moment with a poem: "This news I bring to you, it
happened this morning at 2:00. When you ask if he's a rounder, he's exactly a nine
pounder. When you ask his name, It's Larry Dewayne." I love you Mama and
Daddy!! I hope to see you sooner than later.