Place:Reed Cemetery, Alabama Port, Mobile, Alabama, United States

Location

This small cemetery is located at the intersection of Highways 188 and 193 very close to where Mobile Bay spills into the Gulf of Mexico.

Burials

John REED, May 8, 1851-Mar. 11, 1907 [founder of cemetery and lighthouse chandler at Grant's Pass]

William L. LAMI, July 31, 1883-April 11, 1967 (Grandson of John W. Reed)

Mary Edna LAMI, Jan. 19, 1897-July 14, 1981 [praying hands] (wife of William L. Lami)

Mary L. GRACE, July 26, 1918-Mar. 12, 1966 (daughter of Mary Edna Lami)

Harold E. LAMI, Sr. Dec. 1, 1922-Aug. 22, 1969 "Loving father" [VA marker used as footstone: Harold E. Lami Alabama Capt. 750 Base Unit AAF WW2 Dec. 1, 1922-Aug. 22, 1969; cross](son of Mary Edna Lami)

Robert C. SCHEIHING, Pvt. US Army WW2 April 2, 1921-April 17, 1991 [slab with VA marker; cross engraving]

I.D. WILKERSON, July 27, 1917-April 15, 1964 [slab with pillow marker]

James H. WILKERSON, Mar. 3, 1929-June 25, 1964.

Edward Carl WESCOVICH, SSgt US Army WW2 Mar. 3, 1917-July 12, 1981 [cross engraving]

Helen C. LAMBERT, "Beloved Mother and Grama" Aug. 27, 1909-April 23, 1998 [engraving of the Virgin Mary]

Nelson C. GEISE, June 11, 1891-Mar. 14, 1971

Katherine B. GEISE, December 27, 1894-Feb. 24, 1973 [double marker]

James T. LILLEY, S1 US Navy WW2 Oct. 19-1920-Oct. 21, 1990 [VA marker on top of granite slab] [another granite slab with no inscription nor marker]

Clyde B. SPRINKLE, "Father" Oct. 10, 1910-

Josie A. SPRINKLE, "Mother" Jan. 2, 1911-Jan. 29, 1981 [double marker] [Clyde is still alive and retired, a member of St. Mary's-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church and founder of the Alabama Port Volunteer Fire Brigade.]

Angel THOMPSON, April 8, 1971 [infant grave; Clyde's granddaughter]

[uninscribed slab over adult grave; Mrs. Nelson who was drowned during a hurricane?]

[uninscribed slab over infant grave; the infant of Patrick Burns?]

Frank M. LILLEY, Sr. Sgt US Army WW2 June 20, 1923-Sept. 23, 1984 Army Air Forces [cross] [father of Josie Lilley Sprinkle]

William Michael LILLEY, Cpl Co. E. 1 Regt. VA Arty Confederate States Army May 29, 1832-April 17, 1911 [VA marker] [grandfather of Josie Lilley Sprinkle]

Johanna M. LILLEY, April 9, 1836-July 8, 1910 [VA marker, cross] [these two graves are surrounded by a low concrete edging] [grandmother of Josie Lilley Sprinkle]

Frank M. LILLEY, Oct. 28, 1884-May 1, 1940

[5 unmarked baby graves, buried before 1930]

[uninscribed young adult grave with concrete slab; Emmett Lilley?)

Louise W. LILLEY, Mar. 4, 1888-Dec. 13, 1931 [mother of Josie Lilley Sprinkle]

Barney LILLEY, Jan. 25, 1913-Nov. 23, 1932 [son of Frank Sr. and Louise Lilley]

Thomas E. LILLEY, Feb. 14, 1900-Feb. 18, 1900

[adult size grave marked with wooden marker with no inscription;another Lilley family member ?]

Robert Emmett LILLEY, born Aug. 26, 1909 died Jan. 22, 1912

Annie Wescovich GAEDCHENS, wife of Dr. Julius Gaedchens "in memory of children Feb. 29, 1863-1899"

[2 uninscribed slabs on adult graves]

[grave marked by badly deteriorated wooden marker: "Unknown Seaman Buried 1??5"]

[grave marked by broken, mostly missing wooden marker: "Unknown Seaman"]

Ora Alvin DEWEY, "Sage and Singer" Mar. 9, 1883-July 12, 1967 [engravings of treble clef and musical notes]

Joanna WESCOVICH, born Feb. 22, 1886 died Aug. 31, 1931 [hand-lettered concrete marker]

John WESCOVICH, Mar. 1882-Nov. 1960

Conrad E. GARITY, Aug. 1931-- [still alive]

Mildred C. GARITY, Oct. 26, 1930-- [still alive, wife of Conrad]

[concrete infant grave--Garity child; no inscription]

Virginia L. GARITY, Mar. 10, 1911-Dec. 13, 1977

[concrete slab with no inscription]

Frank M. COLLIER, born May 28, 1885 died Jan. 7, 1951

Martha Patronas COLLIER, born April 26, 1888 died Aug. 18, 1959

Beulah Mary COLLIER, born Aug. 29, 1911 died Mar. 25, 1960 [Large marble crosses, with each individual marker having double overlapped hearts. These people were supposed to be buried on Dauphin Island, but since there was no bridge at the time, it would have been cost prohibitive to ship the bodies and headstones,etc to "the Island". So they were buried in the Reed cemetery even though they were "Dauphin Island people."]

Shirley Ann and Sheila Kay MERCHANT, born Oct. 2, 1979 "Thinking of you." [This single child's grave with handmade marker and cross does not list the surname, but our Mr. Garity told us they were his sister's twin daughters, and their father's name was Merchant.]

Shannon GARITY, 6-25-61 7-21-94 [Homemade aluminum cross with epoxy coating and black lettering. Mr. Garity says this is his brother who died in a one-car accident.]

Neno SERRA, Jan. 28, 1928-Dec. 12, 1995

Sadie Mae SERRA, May 1, 1927-Mar. 7, 1993 [photo; double marker]

Thomas WESCOVICH, Sr. "Father" Feb. 2, 1907-Sept. 29. 1979

Resources

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