Services Set for Virginia “Ginny” Reid

Ginny Reid, of Westcliffe, CO was a beloved grandmother, mother, wife and sister during her incredible 97 years of life. She passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 12, 2022.

Virginia “Ginny” Lucille Reid was born on January 22, 1924, to Oscar and Cora Schwalm. She married Joseph E. Reid in Fort Benjamin, Indiana, on January 10, 1943. She and Joe moved to Custer County in 1972 to settle into their own piece of paradise as ranchers. She loved the Sangre De Cristo Mountains and this valley. Ginny was a member of Hope Lutheran Church in Westcliffe. She was active in numerous community organizations during her life here in the Wet Mountain Valley.

She is survived by two sons, James Catlin Reid of Custer County and
Joseph Charles Reid of Litchfield Park, Arizona. Also surviving are multiple grandchildren, Leslie Reid, Hollie Collins, Christopher Reid, Elizabeth Blackburn, CharlesRobert Reid and three great grandchildren Ainsley, Ethan and Sawyer Blackburn.

Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, January 27, 2022, at Lange Hall, 312 3rd St. in Westcliffe, at 11:30 a.m. Burial will be at Ula Cemetery in Westcliffe.