Barbara J. Reed, 68, of St. Paul, died Sunday, Dec. 17, 2006, as the result of an automobile accident near Greeley.

Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21, 2006, at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in St. Paul.Services will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Dec. 22, 2006, at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in St. Paul, with the Revs. Thomas Hyde and Ray Kosmicki officiating. Burial will be in the Elmwood Cemetery at St. Paul. Peters Funeral Home of St. Paul is in charge of arrangements.    

She is survived by one son, Richard Reed and his friend, Diane, of St. Paul; three daughters, Peggy (Dan) Griffin of Elba, Penny (Howard) Beck of St. Paul, and Pam (John) Baxa of Grand Island; her parents, Walter and Myrene Hammond of Lexington; one brother, Gary (Barbara) Hammond of Lexington; 11 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and a former daughter-in-law, Karen Reed of St. Paul.     

Barbara was born on Nov. 30, 1938, at Lexington, to Walter and Myrene (Kincheloe) Hammond. She grew up on the family farm and attended Dist. No. 17 Dawson County rural school and was a 1956 graduate of Lexington High School. She then worked at the Thomas Bakery in Lexington.     

She was united in marriage to Richard Reed on Dec. 22, 1957, at Lexington. The couple farmed near Lexington until 1967 when they moved to a farm in the Midway area near St. Paul. In 1994, they moved to Farwell and in 2004, they moved to St. Paul.     

Barbara worked at various places in the St. Paul community, including Hamil's Ostrich Farm, Howard County Community Hospital, Super 8 Motel, Pump and Pantry and she and Donna Williams ran the B & D Lunch Wagon at area auctions for many years. Before her death, she was employed at the Howard County Medical Clinic.     

She was a member of the Methodist faith, was a past 4-H leader, was a member of extension clubs in Lexington and St. Paul, and served on the Farwell election board.

Memorials are suggested to the family's choice.

-Obituary obtained from www.lexch.com