Marshall Russell Reed, American Bishop. Ordained to ministry Methodist Church, 1917. Member Masons, Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Tau Delta, Delta Sigma Rho.
Background
Reed was born in Onsted, Michigan, the son of Fred Pitts and Elsie Adelphia (Russell) Reed. He married Mary Esther Kirkendall 14 May 1917. They had the following children: (Mrs) Elizabeth Jane (Gray), (Mrs) Elsie Mae (Ferentz) and (Mrs) Mary Louise (Ives).
Education
Reed earned an Bachelor of Arts degree in 1914 from Albion College. He attended Drew Theological Seminary, then earned the Bachelor of Divinity degree from Garrett Biblical Institute in 1916. He also earned an Master of Arts from in 1917.
He was a member of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity.
He was also inducted into the Delta Sigma Rho and Phi Beta Kappa honorary fraternities.
Reed was honored with the Doctor of Divinity degree by Albion College in 1931 and by Garrett Biblical Institute in 1940.
Career
Review Reed served the following appointments as Pastor of Methodist Episcopal and Methodist Churches in the State of Michigan: Gaines, Onaway, Redford, the Jefferson Avenue Methodist Church in Detroit, Ypsilanti, and the Nardin Park Church in Detroit. Review Reed was also elected as a delegate to the General Conferences of the Methodist Episcopal and Methodist Churches in 1932-1948, including the Uniting Conference of 1939, and to Jurisdictional Conferences, 1940-1948. His hobbies included gardening, and he enjoyed football and baseball.
Review
Reed was elected to the Episcopacy by the 1948 North Central Jurisdictional Conference of The Methodist Church. He was assigned to the Detroit Episcopal Area (the Detroit and Michigan Annual Conferences). He retired in 1964. Reed died in March 1973 in Chelsea, Michigan.
Achievements
Membership
He was a member of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity. He served the Detroit Annual Conference as a member of the Board of Ministerial Training. He was a member of the Children"s Home Society and of the Board of the Chelsea Home for the Aged.
Review
Reed was a Mason and a member of Kiwanis.
Connections
Married Mary Esther Kirkendall, May 14, 1917. Children: Elizabeth Jane, Elsie Mae, Mary Louise.