Gazlay Family History
Lurella Mae ‘Lu’ Reed
Parents
| Father | Dean E. Reed ( - ) |
| Mother | Wilma Bennett ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 1 April 2012; Last Edited: 10 March 2024 |
| Person ID | 3687 |
| Name | Lurella Mae ‘Lu’ Reed |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 22 January 1928 in Berrien Springs, Berrien County, Michigan1, 2 |
| Married | 12 June 1949 in Reed City, Osceola County, Michigan to Arnold Gene Gazlay2 |
| Married | 1975 to Johm R. Mills3 |
| Married | to Leo Harvey Sheetz |
| Died | 26 November 2021 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan1 |
| Buried | in Deepdale Memorial Park, Delta Township, Eaton County, Michigan1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Arnold Gene Gazlay (son of Arnol Lee Gazlay and Julie M. ‘Lulu’ Johnson) |
| Born | 25 May 1924 in Marquette, Marquette County, Michigan |
| Married | 12 June 1949 in Reed City, Osceola County, Michigan to Lurella Mae ‘Lu’ Reed |
| Died | 30 June 1974 in Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan |
| Children | of Lurella Mae ‘Lu’ Reed and Arnold Gene Gazlay: |
| 1. | Maurine Kay Gazlay |
| Born | 25 January 1951 |
| Married | 1984 in Grand Traverse County, Michigan to Frank Pittman Slaughter |
| +2. | Raymond Scott Gazlay |
| Born | 30 July 1952 |
| Married | to Michelle May Auge |
| Married | to Catherine Jane Paquette |
| 3. | Mark Kent Gazlay |
| Born | 27 November 1955 |
| Died | 22 February 1961 |
| Spouse 2 | Johm R. Mills (son of Ralph J. Mills and Angela Lavandusky) |
| Born | 28 August 1920 in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan |
| Married | 1975 to Lurella Mae ‘Lu’ Reed |
| Died | 15 March 1991 in New Port Richey, Pasco County, Florida |
| Spouse 3 | Leo Harvey Sheetz (son of Luther Sheetz and Ethel Conrad) |
| Born | 6 January 1924 in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana |
| Married | to Lurella Mae ‘Lu’ Reed |
| Died | 13 October 2015 in Michigan |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Deepdale Memorial Park, Delta Township, Eaton County, Michigan Lurella M. “Lu” Reed Gazlay-Mills-Sheets, born: 22 January 1928 in Berrien Springs, Berrien County, Michigan; died: 26 November 2021 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan (from record, which includes a copy of her obituary, and provides the names and links for her parents, two siblings, one half-sibling, and three husbands).
- Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995; Arnold Gene Gazlay, age 25, born in Marquette, Mich., son of Arnol Gazlay and Lulu Johnson; Lurella Mae Reed, age 28, born in Berrien Springs, Mich., daughter of Dean E. Reed and Wilma Bennett; married 12 June 1949 in Reed City, Mich.
- Find a Grave (website). Deepdale Memorial Park, Delta Township, Eaton County, Michigan John R. Mills, born: 28 August 1920 in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan; died: 15 March 1991 in New Port Richey, Pasco County, Florida (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents and two wives).