Melvin Prince Reid

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      Sex: M

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Individual Information

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     Birth Date: 15 Aug 1926 - Orlando, Orange, Florida, United States
    Christening: 
          Death: 4 Nov 2005 - Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, United States ( at age 79)
         Burial: in Greenlawn Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, United States
 Cause of Death: 
Find A Grave ID: 144560671

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Spouses and Children

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1. *Edna Ruth Guard
       Marriage: 22 Dec 1949 - Lake Worth, Palm Beach, Florida, United States
Marriage Notes 



Per Journal and Courier (Lafayette, Indiana)  10/4/1949
Mrs. Newell Timmons, R. 5, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of her sister, Edna Ruth Guard, Coral Gables. Fla., to Melvin P. Reed, son of Rev. and Mrs. Ulysses P. Reid, Lake Worth, Fla. The wedding will take place Dec. 22 in the Methodist church at Lake Worth.

Per The Miami Herald   1/23/1950
      REID-GUARD
   Melvin Prince Reid and his bride of Dec. 22, the former Miss. Edna Ruth Guard, are at home at 6601 SW 44th st.
   They were married in Calvary Methodist Church, Lake Worth, with the bridegroom's father, the Rev. U. E. Reid, Lantana, and the Rev. Don A. Cook officiating.
   The bride, given in marriage by her brother-in-law Newell Timmons, wore white satin with chantilly lace accents. The full hoop skirt fell into a long train. The veil was attached to a pillbox with orange blossom trim. She carried white calla lilies.
   Miss Dorothy Phillips, Lafayette, Ind., was maid of honor. Miss Ellen Lenihan, Miss Eileen Stockment and Miss Margaret Ridenour were bridesmaids.
   Alfred Reid was best man for his brother. Ushers were John Hoffman, James Harrison and Cliff Ripley.
   The bride is a graduate of St. Elizabeth School of Nursing, Lafayette, Ind. She is on the nursing staff of Coral Gables Veteran Administrative Hospital. 
   Mr. Reid was graduated from Lake Worth High School land the University of Miami. He is now enrolled in  the graduate school. He is a member of Alpha Epsilon Delta and Psi Chi.

Per The Palm Beach Post   12/25/1949
ENGAGEMENTS AND MARRIAGES
              Reid - Guard
   LAKE WORTH \'97- Marriage of Miss Edna Ruth Guard to Melvin Prince Reid was solemnized Thursday at 6:30 pm in Calvary Methodist Church.
   Officiating at the single ring ceremony were the Rev. U. E. Reid, Lantana, father of the bride-groom, assisted by the Rev. Don A. Cook, pastor of Calvary Church.
   The Ceremony took place beneath an arch of white gladioli, white roses and pompon mums. in the background were eureka palms, ferns and baskets of white gladioli and chrysanthemums. On both sides of the arch were four
Swedish steel candelabra with tall white tapers lighted for the candle light ceremony.
   Miss Christine Carle. accompanied by Mrs. Ethel Carle at the organ, sang "At Dawning" and "Because". Mrs. Carle presented a program of nuptial music preceding the ceremony and played traditional wedding marches.
   The bride, given in marriage by her brother-in-law, Newell Timmons, was attractively attired in a white slipper satin gown, trimmed with a white chantilly lace bertha and a yoke of marquisette. At the sleeves and down the back of the
yoke were tiny self-covered buttons. The long sleeves had chantilly lace inserts at the wrists. The full hoop skirt of the bridal gown ended in a long train. Her finger-tip veil was attached to a pill box hat with a crown of orange blossoms. The bride carried a bouquet of white calla lillies trimmed with white satin ribbons.
   The maid of honor and bridesmaids wore gowns fashioned alike of slipper satin with matching pill box hats and gauntlets. Their gowns had off the shoulder shirred berthas and full hoop skirts gathered with a bow at the front hem.
   The maid of honor, Miss Dorothy Phillips, Lafayette, Ind., wore a yellow gown and carried an arm bouquet of mixed garden flowers in pastel shades. Bridesmaids carried nosegays of mixed pastel garden flowers, trimmed with multi-flora satin streamers.
   Miss Ellen Lenihan, Akron, Ohio. and Miss Eileen Stockment, Chalmers. lnd., wore orchid colored gowns, while Miss Margaret Ridenour, Scottsburg, Ind., was gowned in nile green.
   Alfred Reid, the bridegroom's brother, was best man, while John Hoffman, James Harrison and Cliff Ripley were ushers.
   Mrs. Newell Timmons, the bride's sister, wore a dusty rose suit and hat, with brown accessories and a white rose corsage.
   Mrs. Reid. the groom's mother, chose a black crepe and faile dress with black accessories and a white rose corsage.
   Presiding at the bride's book was Miss Phyllis Reindel.
   Following the ceremony. a reception was held at Seminole Inn which was highlighted by the cutting of the three-tiered wedding cake, topped with a miniature bride and groom. Assisting at the refreshment table were Mrs. E. B.
Reed, Mrs. Lillian Galloway, Mrs. Faye Greer, Mrs. C. E. Small and Mrs. Alfred S. Reid. On the refreshment table was a point Venetian lace table cloth. Floral trimmings at the table included white pompon mums and carnations.
  The new Mrs. Reid is a graduate of Chalmers High School, Chalmers, Ind. and the St. Elizabeth School of Nursing in lndiana. She is now a member of the nursing staff at Veterans Hospital, Coral Gables.
   Mr. Reid was graduated from Lake Worth High School, where he was president of the student body during his senior year. He received his Bachelor of Science degree. from the University of Miami this past August, and is now
enrolled in the graduate school here majoring in psychology. He is a member of Alpha Epsilon Delta, honorary pre-medical fraternity, and Pi Kappa Alpha, social fraternity.
   After a honeymoon in Havana, Cuba, Mr. and Mrs. Reid will reside at 6601 SW 44th St., Miami.

Per Florida, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1823-1982
Name:Edna Ruth Guard
Gender:    Female
Marriage Date:22 Dec 1949
Marriage Place:Florida, USA
Spouse:   Melvin P Reid
Gender:   Male

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Notes

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General:

Per 1950 US Census 4/20/1950 6601 SW 44th St, Dade, Florida
Melvin P. Reid is the 23 year old white male head of household, born in Florida, doing something other than work. His wife, 23 year old Edna R. Reid, was born in Indiana, and works as a registered nurse in a V. A. Hospital, working 40 hours last week.

Per Findagrave
Dr Melvin Prince Reid
BIRTH 15 Aug 1926 Orlando, Orange County, Florida, USA
DEATH 4 Nov 2005 (aged 79) Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
BURIAL Greenlawn Cemetery Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
PLOT unmarked
MEMORIAL ID 144560671

Melvin P. Reid Ph. D., 79, passed away Friday, November 4, 2005 after an extended illness. A resident of Jacksonville since 1956, he was affiliated with Byron Harless, Reid and Associates, a Psychological Consulting firm to Business and Industry, for 38 years. During the last 30 years, until his retirement in 1998, he was it's President and Chairman.

He was raised in Lake Worth, FL and was the President of the Student Body and a co-Captain of the football team. He also lettered in Baseball, Basketball and was voted the Outstanding Three Letterman at graduation. He served in the Far Eastern Headquarters Command Squadron in Manila with the Army Air Corp during WW2. He accepted a football scholarship as a quarterback with the University of Miami Hurricanes. He received both B.S. and M.S. in Psychology and after a year at Ohio State University Research Foundation accepted a fellowship for graduate study in Human Stress Tolerance at Louisiana State University. He was awarded his Ph. D. in Psychology in 1954.

He organized and directed a child guidance clinic in Pensacola for 2 years before becoming the Chief Psychologist for the State of Florida Mental Health Program. In 1960 he received a Post-Doctoral Masters Degree in Mental Health Epidemiology from Harvard School of Public Health. He was President of the Florida Psychological Association and Chairman of the Florida Board of Psychological Examiners. Over the years he was on the Board of Directors of the Jacksonville Zoological Gardens and was Chairman during the initial capital campaign in the 1990's. He was a member of the Judicial Nominating Commission for District four. He was the Vice President of the Jacksonville Area Chamber of Commerce. He served on the Jacksonville Children's Commission. He was one of the Group Leaders for the Amelia Island Conference. He was a director of the Jacksonville Rotary Club and was on many other boards and committees.

In 2004 he published his first book of fiction, "102 Selected Surprise-Ending Adult Short Stories."

Published in the Florida Times-Union on Nov. 6, 2005

Parents
Ulysses Eugene Reid 1885\endash 1950
Rhoda Ruth Wilkinson Reid 1894\endash 1982

Spouse
Edna Ruth Guard Reid 1927\endash 1969 (m. 1949)

Siblings
Marion Ulysses Reid 1920\endash 1944
Alfred Sandlin Reid 1924\endash 1976

Half Siblings
Eugene Wilder Reid 1912\endash 1999