Jane Reeder
Jane Beasley Reeder, 79, of Chattanooga, died on March 1, 2010 in a local hospital.
A native of Florence, Al., she was the daughter of the late William Marvin and Stella Beasley Reeder.
Jane earned a Bachelor of Science degree from East TN State University in Music Education and a minor in Instrumental Music. She earned a Master of Science degree from University of TN Knoxville in Music Education and minors in Fine Arts (voice), Music Theory and Instrumental music. She also attended Birmingham Southern, University of Michigan, University of West Virginia, Oberlin Conservatory and UTC.
She taught orchestra and choir at West High School, Knoxville as well as choirs and started an orchestral program at both Red Bank and Ooltewah High Schools and developed a music department at Chattanooga State Community College where she taught for 20 years.
Jane sang four years with the Chattanooga Opera Association and played the role of Kate Pinkerton in Madam Butterfly. She had written a manuscript called Reeder's of the South and East, Vol.2 and was a certified genealogist having researched the Reeder, Harris, Abernathy, Hackworth, Dunbar, Harrison, Williams Jones, Smith, Booth, Beasley and Houston families.
She held memberships with Alpha Omicron Pi Fraternity, Alpha Delta Kappa, Who's Who in American Education, Music Education National Conference, Delta Omicron Music Fraternity, Who's Who in South and Southeast, NDAR, National Band and Orchestra Association.
She is survived by several cousins.
Graveside services will be held on Saturday, March 6, at 1 p.m. at Hamilton Memorial Gardens with Rev. Josh Rochester officiating.
Visit www.heritagefh.com to share words of comfort to the family.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the William Marvin Reeder
Scholarship Fund at Chattanooga State, 4501 Amnicola Highway, Chattanooga, Tn. 37406.
The family will receive friends on Saturday from 10 a.m.-noon at Heritage Funeral Home, East Brainerd Road.