Reverend Johnny E. Reid
10/31/2022
Obituary for Reverend Johnny E. Reid
REVEREND JOHNNY E. REID
Reverend Johnny E. Reid, 79, formerly of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Pastor of Wilder Missionary Baptist Church, Knoxville, Tennessee, left this earthly life and entered into his eternal reward, October 31, 2022 surrounded by his family.
Reverend Reid was a US Army Veteran and employed for Combustion Engineering for many years. He later worked for Chattanooga City Schools while pastoring Marble Top Baptist Church and in 1993, he moved to Knoxville, Tennessee to become the full-time pastor of Wilder Missionary Baptist Church. While serving as pastor of Wilder, Rev. Reid completed the Clinical Pastoral Education program through the University of Tennessee under the leadership of Dr. George Dobler. Johnny Reid was well known during his time in Chattanooga for his wonderful singing voice. He blessed so many while lifting up songs of praise to God. We are encouraged that he was “Rooted and Grounded in Jesus and won’t have to die no more.”
Preceded in death by parents, Oscar (O.C.) Reid and Bertha C. Reid.
Reverend Reid is survived by wife of 32 years, Hattie Beatrice Reid; daughters, Carmen Martin, Ocieldred (Cel) Reid, Juaneldred (Nel) Reid, Thomas; grandchildren, Gavin Swafford, Alexius Rice, and Aaliyah Rice; nephews that he raised, Aaron Gray and Jonothan Dyer.
He leaves to cherish his memory brothers-in-law, Robert (Jackie) Gray, James Gray, Maurie Gray, Mackie (Daphne) Bowden; sisters-in-law, Dorris (Dr. Houston) Bogus of Texas, Mary Gray, Cynthia (Rick) Daniels, Diane Bowden, a great host of family and friends who loved him very much.
Family will receive friends, 6:00-7:00 p.m., Friday, November 4, 2022 at Wilder Baptist Church; funeral service, 7:00 p.m., Dr. Cordell Simpson, Officiating, Elder Dr. Joe Maddox, Eulogist.
Interment, 2:00 p.m., Monday, November 7, 2022, East Tennessee Veterans Cemetery, 2200 E. Gov. John Sevier Hwy.
Arrangements by JARNIGAN & SON MORTUARY
www.jarniganandson.com
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Receiving of Friends
Friday, November 4, 2022
6:00-7:00 p.m
Wilder Baptist Church
1531 Wilder Pl, Knoxville, TN 37915
Funeral Service
Friday, November 4, 2022
7:00 p.m
Wilder Baptist Church
1531 Wilder Pl, Knoxville, TN 37915
Graveside
Monday, November 7, 2022
2:00 p.m
East Tennessee Veterans Cemetery
2200 E. Gov. John Sevier Hwy.
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Remember
Remember me when I am gone away,
Gone far away into the silent land;
When you can no more hold me by the hand,
Nor I half turn to go yet turning stay.
Remember me when no more day by day
You tell me of our future that you plann’d:
Only remember me; you understand
It will be late to counsel then or pray.
Yet if you should forget me for a while
And afterwards remember, do not grieve:
For if the darkness and corruption leave
A vestige of the thoughts that once I had,
Better by far you should forget and smile
Than that you should remember and be sad.
By Christina Rossetti
The Poetry Foundation
I went from elementary school to high school with Rev. Johnny Reid, during that time he belonged to Nazarene Baptist Church in Chattanooga, TN. I live 3 doors down from Nazarene Baptist Church when we were growing up. Mrs. Reid has my deepest sympathy; I have been a widow for 35 years now. God never leaves us. I was in Rev. Reid’s class – Howard High School 1961.
Bettye Johnson Powell (Nashville, TN)