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Grimes Funeral Chapels
728 Jefferson St.
Kerrville, TX
78028
Sunday, January 28, 2024
6-8 PM
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Graveside Service
Garden of Memories Cemetery
3250 Fredericksburg Rd.
Kerrville, TX
78028
Monday, January 29, 2024
10:00 AM
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of Leander, TX
July 9, 1939 - January 19, 2024
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She graduated from Dumas High School in Dumas, Texas in 1957. Following graduation she attended West Texas A&M, where she graduated with an elementary education degree in 1960. While at West Texas A&M, she met the love of her life, James ''Jim'' A. Reid and they got married on June 18, 1960. She worked as a teacher for many years at Kerrville ISD, Dumas ISD, Ingram ISD, and Tilden ISD.
Carolyn was the picture-perfect, Proverbs 31 wife. She loved her husband dearly and enjoyed watching him coach basketball. She was one to always be found either in the kitchen, their garden, or at the basketball gym watching her three children play basketball and follow in the family business to become coaches. She loved and supported her five grandchildren as they played and coached various sports.
She was married to Jim for 42 years and was active in her church. She loved the Lord and was always looking for ways to serve those around her. She never knew a stranger. Her love was always shown through good food, lingering hugs, and a welcome smile.
Carolyn was preceded in death by her father, Frankie Baer; her mother, Mildred Baer; and husband Jim Reid.
Survivors include children, Gari Lord, Kelly Witte, and Jim and Brooke Reid; sister, Vicki and John Walker; grandchildren, Blair and Justin Johnson, Zach Lord, Jace Reid, Sydney Reid, and Cort Reid.
Visitation will be on Sunday, January 28, 2024 at Grimes Funeral Chapels in Kerrville, Texas from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 AM on Monday, January 29, 2024 at Garden of Memories in Kerrville, Texas.
The family wishes to extend a sincere thanks to everyone at the Arbor House Assisted Living & Memory Care facility in Marble Falls, Texas.
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11 Condolence(s)
Trey Shingler
Dallas, TX
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Gari, Kelly, And Jim,
Where do I start to say such great things about your loving mother??? From the very first day I met your mom at our basketball team meeting, she was the most caring , and truly loving woman with the biggest heart. I will never ever forget when during basketball practice one evening , I so graciously bit my tongue from defending a fellow teammate and started bleeding . Coach Reid, looked at me and my injury and said go rinse it out in the locker room and head on home …
So, I went home and not 15 mins later, I had Coach Reid on my front doorstep telling me that I needed to go to the hospital.. come to find out Coach had spoken to Mrs Reid about the incident and she told him that he needed to get up to my house and check on me.. Coach always told me that she was the one that wore the pants in the family and he always listened to her … WELL, she was right .. I ended up with 12 stitches… She truly was the foundation of your family and I truly hope that Gari, Kelly and Jim know that we were blessed to have your parents as coaches and teachers… Coach Reid and Mrs Reid taught both myself and my younger brother many things that we cherish today - tenacity, success, perseverance and most importantly love and kindness. It just so happens, that I lost my mom the same week as Ms. Reid’s passing, so this is really tough for me to write. I truly understand your loss but I also know that your wonderful mom won’t be forgotten. Thank you to you guys for having such great parents with hearts that were as big as Texas and for the opportunity to be a part of your extended family.. They both truly made an impact on hundreds of lives and it’s obvious that their legacy is living brightly through you guys and all of us that they adopted into their teams ;) I will especially miss your mom’s great home cooking…. I always knew when I would go over to coach’s for basketball or to hang out with Jim there was going to be something wonderful that your mom just whipped up quickly as she would say.. Peace be with your mom, and of course Coach Reid, and to the rest of the family….Take care …
Fred Gamble
Kerrville, TX
Sunday, January 28, 2024
Mrs Reid was such a beautiful, peace-filled person. She will be missed immensely.
RON BLANTON
Round Rock, TX
Friday, January 26, 2024
Mrs. Reid was such a loving, supportive person. I remember she always exhibited such grace and sincerity. She was like a graceful swan, elegant on the surface but paddling like crazy to accommodate her family.
Cindy Pennington Strickland
Dumas, TX
Thursday, January 25, 2024
Prayers of comfort for all of you. Carolyn was a wonderful woman and great friend to our family.
MaryAnn Dunks
New Braunfels, TX
Thursday, January 25, 2024
I know she is singing praises in heaven and Jim was happy to see her. Such a sweet lady and friend that will be surely missed by so many. Your family is in my prayers and thoughts at this difficult time.
Sincerely,
Maryann Dunks
Jimmy Blanton
Nederland, TN
Thursday, January 25, 2024
Coach Reid.
Hope you and your family will find comfort in knowing she is settling up house for all of her family
She was someone special
The Rowan Family
Ingram, TX
Thursday, January 25, 2024
We are so sorry for your loss. Prayers for your family
Sherry Matthews Fisher
Kerrville, TX
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
It is an honor to have known this beautiful Proverbs 31 lady. She was a living letter of Christ written not with ink on tablets of stone but with the living Spirit of God on human hearts.
Bobby Campbell
Nashville, TN
Monday, January 22, 2024
So sorry to hear about Carolyn. She was a beautiful lady inside and out. My thoughts are with you all. BIG HUGS.
Pedro Pete) Guerrero
VERNON, TX
Monday, January 22, 2024
In loving memory we pray for: May God embrace Carolyn Sue Reid lovingly in eternal life and bring peace and comfort family and friends.
Scott Senter
Murfreesboro, TN
Monday, January 22, 2024
What a blessing to have known her and spent time with her. I believe it was in late 2007 that I had heard Coach's health was failing. I had a chance to travel to Kerrville, so I wanted to stop and visit. I showed up unannounced and to my complete surprise she knew exactly who I was. She reached out, gave me the biggest hug and said, "Oh, Scotty, Jim will be so excited to see you!" Mrs. Reid had an uncanny way of making you feel loved. The last time I saw her was in 2015. We shared a moment talking about Coach and what he meant to so many. Well, Mrs. Reid meant a lot to us as well. To the Reid Family, thank you for sharing your wonderful parents with so many of us.