Bobby LeRoy Reed, age 70, of Cassville, Missouri, passed away on Friday, March 4, 2022, at Cassville, Mercy Hospital.  The son of Lloyd and Evelyn (Patton) Reed, Bobby was born on July 21, 1951, in Cassville.  He was a 1969 Cassville High School and subsequently joined the United States Army in 1974.  During this time Bobby served in Korea, Germany, Japan, and Operation Desert Storm where he was awarded the Bronze star as well as many other medals and honors.  On February 24, 1979, Bobby married the love of his life Carolyn Baggett while stationed in Hawaii.  In 1995, Bobby retired from the Army as a Master Sergeant, going on to work as a service manager for John Deere dealership in Freistatt, Missouri.

Bobby had three hobbies that were incredibly important to him, fishing, fishing, and fishing; but even still, his greatest joy was spending time with family and friends.

Survivors include his loving wife of forty-three years, Carolyn Reed, of Cassville; his children, Bobbie Reed, of Berryville, Arkansas, Angela Vongsvirates and her husband Suchai, of Spring Lake, North Carolina, and Rocky Reed and his wife Trish, of Hot Springs, Arkansas; ten grandchildren, Cordell, Janean, Crystal, Candice, Paige, Suchai, Jr., Suchae, Kendrick, Kevin, and Ashley; seven great-grandchildren; his siblings, Larry Reed, of Exeter, Max Reed and his wife Charlotte, of Cassville, Steven Reed and his wife Samantha, of Cassville, Joyce Moore and her husband Roy, of Aurora, and Jan Cooper and her husband Les, of Cassville; and numerous nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, Bobby was preceded in death by one brother, Gary (Cotton) Reed; and sister-in-law, Beverly Reed.

Private family services with full military honors will be held at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Cassville.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggest that memorial contributions be made to the ALS Association at https://www.als.org or entrusted to the White Funeral Home, P.O. Box 890, Cassville, MO 65625.

Cremation arrangements are under the direction of the White Funeral Home and Crematory, Cassville, Missouri.