He was born August 21, 1962, in Wellsville, the son of the late Arnold Llewelyn and Le na Ardell (Hunt) Reed.
David was raised in Wellsville and was a 1981 graduate of Wellsville High School. He was first employed by the Allegany County Job Track , and then he began his 31-year career with the Town of Wellsville, retiring in 2020. He was a social member of the Frank B. Church Post 2530 VFW, and the Sons of the American Legion Squadron 702 . He enjoyed his many trips to McDonalds, Modern Diner, the Town & Country Market in Alle ntown, and more recently, he appreciated his niece delivering tea from Beyou tiful Nutrition. He loved Bingo, scratch off and rip tickets, game shows , NASCAR , dirt track racing, family vacations to Daren Lake, giving his health car e providers a hard time , and he absolutely loved the Buffalo Bills .
He is survived by two sisters, Kathleen M. Whitesell of Andover, and Peggy Lou (David) Dixon of Wellsville , nieces and nephews , Amanda Whitesell , Racheal (Joe) Dickerson, (who was special to David) Timothy Whitesell, Sarah Whitesell, Jasmine (Ben) Williams , and Joshua Dixon, great nieces and nephews, Jayden Reed, Gavan Dickerson, Dawson Reed, Miakoda Reed, Natalie Dickerson , Abby Stoneham, Harper Dickerson, Emm a Williams, and his beloved dog “Tank” . He was predeceased in addition to his parents by a niece, Elizabeth Reed, a brother-in-law, Mil ford W hitesell , and a great niece, Ang el Whitesell.
Friends are invited to call on Friday , July 5, 2024 , from 5:00 to 7:00 pm , and again on Saturday, July 6, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at the J. W. Embser Sons Funeral Home Inc. in Wellsville. The funeral will follow at 1:00 pm Saturday with Rev. Calv in Densmore presiding . The burial will be in Yorks Corners Cemetery . Please consider memorial donations to the American Heart Association. To leave online condolences, please visit www.embserfuneralhome.com .