Harold Big Beaver Francis Reed Sr., 66, passed away Thursday, Jan.

5, 2012.

He

was born on Dec. 18, 1945, in Browning to George Big Beaver Sr.,

and Ruth Walter, and was later adopted by William Paul Reed Sr.

He

was raised in Browning, served in the Army during the Vietnam War

and returned to the Blackfeet Reservation, where he worked as a

park ranger, police officer, ranch hand, firefighter, and as a

mechanic in numerous service stations, eventually owning Big Sky

Standard.

He

liked to hunt and fish, stock car races and restoring cars.

He

was preceded in death by his birth father; his parents; three

brothers, William P. Reed, Aaron T. Reed and George Big Beaver Jr.;

and a niece, Mandy.

He

married twice, first to Linda Johnson, and then to Bonnie

Bongey.

He

had three children, Harold F. and Sherri Reed, Jr., Lynn L. and

Jason Stott, and Kaitlin R. Reed. He is also survived by his

siblings, Minnie and William Elmore of Georgia, Volley Reed and

Opal Boggs of Babb, and Lawrence and Yvette Reed, Nellie Whitford,

Llona and Verlin Wippert, and Lillian Reed, all of Browning, and

Willow and Richard Ell of Conrad; and five grandchildren, Taylor,

Marc, Taryn, Thomas and Madeline; as well as numerous aunts,

uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.

A

wake began Saturday in Browning at the Old Eagle Shield Center and

moves to the Starr School on Monday, where a rosary will be recited

at 7 p.m. on Tuesday. Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m.

Wednesday in the Starr School, with burial following in the Willow

Creek Cemetery. 

Memorials may be made to the Vietnam Veteran Treatment Facilities

in Walla Walla, Wash., or the Wounded Warriors Fund. 

 Condolences may be sent to fosterfhandcrematory.com