Joe Anne Lucretia Reed, 74, of Hailey, Idaho, passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2009, at St. Luke's Wood River Medical Center. She was born Sept. 23, 1934, in Hailey, the daughter of Joseph James and Lucretia Tribble Donahue. She attended schools in Hailey, Albion, Lava Hot Springs and Kimberly, Idaho, graduating from Hailey High School in 1952. She married Gerald R. Lounsbury of Ketchum, Idaho, and they were later divorced. She married James A. Reed of American Falls, Idaho, in 1955, and was the mother of three children.
During her youth she was employed by various small companies, and during her working career by Rohr Aircraft in Chula Vista, Calif; Farmers Insurance Group in Pocatello, Idaho; the Dayton Adult Guidance Center in Dayton, Ohio; Marquardt Aircraft in Ogden, Utah; the Chinchilla Guild of America in Salt Lake City; the law firms of Holden, Holden, Kidwell, Hahn & Crapo in Idaho Falls; and St. Clair, Hiller & Benjamin in Ketchum. The last 20 years of her employment were with the Blaine County Prosecuting Attorney's Office in Hailey, from which she retired in 1996.
She was a charter member of the Idaho Falls Legal Secretaries, a past member of Business & Professional Women and a past member and past president of the Blaine County American Legion Auxiliary, having held various offices in each of those organizations.
Her enjoyments were dancing, sewing, reading, remodeling her house and being a "very poor" bowler. She also enjoyed visiting with several close friends and her many acquaintances. She believed that laughter was the cure for all adversities. She also believed that her greatest accomplishment in life was the raising of her three children.
Her husband, her mother and father, and her two brothers, Jim and Paul Donahue, preceded her in death.
She is survived by her half sister, Margie Donahue Gilbert of Rosamond, Calif.; by her children, Christine (Merrill) Owens of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Michael (Vanessa) Reed of Boise, Idaho, and Lucretia Donahue-Reed of Coeur d' Alene; her five grandsons, Blake Owens of Coeur d'Alene, Steven Reed and Bruce Reed of Boise, and Derek Verbrugge and Nolan Verbrugge of Coeur d'Alene.
The visitation time will be from 1-2 p.m., Saturday, March 14, at Wood River Chapel, followed at 2 p.m. by a graveside committal service at the Hailey Cemetery. Everyone is invited to join the family for an Irish wake at the Blaine County Senior Center after the graveside service.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Blaine County Senior Center, Box 28, Hailey, ID 83333 or to your favorite charity.
Arrangements are under the care of Wood River Chapel. The obituary and guest book are available at www.woodriverchapel.com.
