Obituary

Mary Lou Anderson Reams, 87, of Plainview died Friday, Dec. 26, 2008, in Plainview. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008, at Kornerstone Funeral Directors Chapel with Larry Frank of Denton, Texas, officiating. Burial will follow in Plainview Memorial Park under the direction of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Plainview. The family will greet friends at the funeral home from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008. Mrs. Reams was born Jan. 25, 1921, in Perry County, Ky., to McCoy and Nancy Griffith Anderson. She married Sidney Odeneal Reams on Dec. 21, 1940. Mary Lou was a registered nurse with a bachelor of science degree from Wayland Baptist College and a master's degree in family relations from Texas Tech University. She served a long career in nursing, was an instructor at the Plainview School of Nursing and retired as a school nurse in Hale Center. Mary Lou was a past matron of Eastern Star, a member of several quilters clubs and bridge clubs, and had enjoyed world travels, oil painting and crafts. She was a faithful Christian member of the Church of Christ. She and her husband, Sid, were charter members of the Tenth and Utica Church of Christ, now known as the Garland Street Church of Christ. Mary Lou was preceded in death by her husband, Sid; two sisters, Bessie Lewis and Dicie Deaton; and a brother, Willis Anderson. Survivors are her sons, Melvin Reams and wife Amey of Round Rock, Texas, David Reams of Amarillo, Texas, and Tommy Reams of Amarillo, Texas; grandchildren, Shelia Keefer and husband Tim of Austin, Texas, Stephanie Wood and husband Alan of Carlsbad, N.M., Marcus Reams of Rehoboth, Del., Steven Reams and wife Sherry of Platteville, Colo.; and eight great-grandchildren. Online condolences may be made at www.kornerstonefunerals.com.