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Elder George A Reid was born of humble, but respectable parentage, in Floyd County, Virginia, April 2nd, 1848, and departed this life in Princeto, W.Va., Aught 16th, 1926, at the age of 78 years, 4 months, and 14 days. Elder Reid grew up on the farm after the manner of the boyhood of his day, and was taught to et his bread in the sweat of his facct. Early in life he realized a condition of loneliness, in which he found it not good to be, and October 18th, 1868, he was married to Miss Malinda Hall, of Montgomery County, Virginia, to which union there were born eight children, five boys and three girls, two of who followed their mother to the land beyond, who departed this life January 10th 1890. It should be said of her that as helpmate to her husband she was true to the divine injunction, which left our dear brother to realize the more keenly the loss of the true companion. March 5th, 1894, he was married the second time, to Mrs. Lizzie A Akers, of Pulaska County, Virginia, who survives him, and has been to him a true and faithful companion To this union were born four children, two of whom preceded him to that better land. Brother Reid was reared in the religious element known as Dunkards, but he drifted into the Methodist camp and soon began to speak in public for the Methodists, but upon becoming acquainted with the Primitive Baptist doctrine he found that his church and doctrinal identity was with them, whereupon he went before the church at Wilson’s Grove, Pulaska County, Virginia, about the year 1881, and was received into their fellowship, and baptized by Elder J.M. Matherly, and soon began to preach for them, and in due time was ordained to the full work of the Ministry by Elder Amos Dickerson, the writer and others, and was soon called to serve churches as pastor, He was thus serving three churches at the time he was called to lay his armor by to enter into rest. Elder Reid stood well in the confidence of the brethren. He was clear in his conception of the doctrine, and was conservative in its proclamation. Fore several years he was somewhat unsettled residentially, which enabled him to serve the churches in different localities, during which time he removed his membership to Roanoke, from which, after some years, he removed it to Princeton, W. Va, and became a constituent member of the thriving church there, which he, together with other faithful members organized, and which he served as their beloved pastor until the Great Master of assemblies bade him depart and come up higher, where he might cease from his labors while his works follow on. It would be well to mention at this point that he, with associate pastors and loyal members, organized a church at Bluefield, W. Va., a short while before his demise. It is a well known fact among his intimate associates that the welfare of these two churches lay very close to his heart. Elder Reid dwelt much among his brethren and his friends, and in a special manner he was much with the sick of his community. He was peculiarly congenial with the afflicted in speaking words of comfort and ministering to them from his own hand. These special ministrations were fraught with confidence and encouragement and were remedial in their effects. In these visits among the sick there was nourishment to them in his coming and was to them as the coming of Titus.
Funeral services were held in his home church, at Princeton, W.Va., by Elder S. J. Priddy and S. L. Wood, whereupon his remains were removed to the residence of his son, F. B. Reid, in Roanoke, Va., from which place, after brief services by the writer, was consigned to its final resting place in Evergreen Burial Parkland committed to the keeping of Him who declared Himself to be the resurrection and the life, and to whose name be present and everlasting dominion, world without end. Amen.
P. G. Lester
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