Mr. Keith Lynn Reed, 53, of Readyville, Tennessee passed away on Monday, January 6, 2025. One of the last of the old traditionals, Keith was born at Good Samaritan Hospital in Woodbury, Tennessee on Monday, May 3, 1971. His family goes far back into Cannon County history, and it doesn't take that many generations to get there. His grandparents, Clifton and Ruby Turney, owned a house on the original Statesville highway, and from the genealogy to the traditions, Keith was deeply engrained in Cannon County.

Preceding him in death were his father, Melvin Gail Reed; and grandparents Ernest and Irma Reed and Clifton and Ruby Turney. He is survived by his mother, Annette Turney Reed; brothers, Marlin Reed and James (Christy) Reed; nieces and nephews, Miguel Espinosa, Annie Grace Reed, and Isabella Claire Reed; and countless friends he has met over the years through the Tennessee Walking Horse Association and Rutherford County School System.

Visitation will be held at Gentry-Smith Funeral Home on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 from 4-8 pm. Funeral services will be Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 11 am in the Gentry-Smith Funeral Home chapel. Interment will be in Riverside Garden.

A scholarship has been established in Keith's memory for those who would like to honor his legacy by contributing to provide educational opportunities for individuals in the Tennessee Walking Horse industry. Please make checks payable to the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders Foundation and note that it's for the Keith Reed Scholarship. Your donations can be dropped off at Gentry-Smith Funeral Home or mailed to:

Keith Reed Scholarship

c/o TWHBEA

PO Box 28

Lewisburg, TN 37091