Reid was the son of Berry Lee ("Beck") Stephens and Lucile Dorsey Stephens, and the grandson of Walter Allen Stephens. He was born in Jonesboro, GA, and lived his entire life there. He was a lifelong member of the Jonesboro Methodist Church, and also belonged to the Kiwanis Club, Civitan Club, and Clayton County Retired Teachers.
Reid attended West Georgia College 1954-56, and graduated from the University of Georgia in 1956 with a degree in mathematics. He later earned a Master's Degree and six-year supervisory degree from the same institution. He taught in the Atlanta School system at Georgia High School, then in Clayton County at Jonesboro Senior High School where he met and married a fellow teacher, Mary Virginia Swearingen-Hall in 1989.
In addition to teaching, Reid enjoyed woodworking and refinishing antiques. He was an active community and church leader. He was also called upon frequently to be an arbitrator for the Georgia Bar.
Reid died of melanoma after a brief illness. He had no children. He left the greater portion of the Stephens estate to Clayton County, to be used as a nature park and wildlife sanctuary, and the County named this 25 acre park in his honor. He also left bequests to the North Georgia Conference of the Methodist Church and to his local church.
Reid attended West Georgia College 1954-56, and graduated from the University of Georgia in 1956 with a degree in mathematics. He later earned a Master's Degree and six-year supervisory degree from the same institution. He taught in the Atlanta School system at Georgia High School, then in Clayton County at Jonesboro Senior High School where he met and married a fellow teacher, Mary Virginia Swearingen-Hall in 1989.
In addition to teaching, Reid enjoyed woodworking and refinishing antiques. He was an active community and church leader. He was also called upon frequently to be an arbitrator for the Georgia Bar.
Reid died of melanoma after a brief illness. He had no children. He left the greater portion of the Stephens estate to Clayton County, to be used as a nature park and wildlife sanctuary, and the County named this 25 acre park in his honor. He also left bequests to the North Georgia Conference of the Methodist Church and to his local church.
Reid was the son of Berry Lee ("Beck") Stephens and Lucile Dorsey Stephens, and the grandson of Walter Allen Stephens. He was born in Jonesboro, GA, and lived his entire life there. He was a lifelong member of the Jonesboro Methodist Church, and also belonged to the Kiwanis Club, Civitan Club, and Clayton County Retired Teachers.
Reid attended West Georgia College 1954-56, and graduated from the University of Georgia in 1956 with a degree in mathematics. He later earned a Master's Degree and six-year supervisory degree from the same institution. He taught in the Atlanta School system at Georgia High School, then in Clayton County at Jonesboro Senior High School where he met and married a fellow teacher, Mary Virginia Swearingen-Hall in 1989.
In addition to teaching, Reid enjoyed woodworking and refinishing antiques. He was an active community and church leader. He was also called upon frequently to be an arbitrator for the Georgia Bar.
Reid died of melanoma after a brief illness. He had no children. He left the greater portion of the Stephens estate to Clayton County, to be used as a nature park and wildlife sanctuary, and the County named this 25 acre park in his honor. He also left bequests to the North Georgia Conference of the Methodist Church and to his local church.
Reid attended West Georgia College 1954-56, and graduated from the University of Georgia in 1956 with a degree in mathematics. He later earned a Master's Degree and six-year supervisory degree from the same institution. He taught in the Atlanta School system at Georgia High School, then in Clayton County at Jonesboro Senior High School where he met and married a fellow teacher, Mary Virginia Swearingen-Hall in 1989.
In addition to teaching, Reid enjoyed woodworking and refinishing antiques. He was an active community and church leader. He was also called upon frequently to be an arbitrator for the Georgia Bar.
Reid died of melanoma after a brief illness. He had no children. He left the greater portion of the Stephens estate to Clayton County, to be used as a nature park and wildlife sanctuary, and the County named this 25 acre park in his honor. He also left bequests to the North Georgia Conference of the Methodist Church and to his local church.
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