Richard Lee Reeder

Graveside services for Richard Reeder will be held on Friday, October 30, 2026, 3:00pm, at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery in Gillette, WY. Richard Reeder passed away peacefully with family by his side on September 29, 2026, at the Legacy Living and Rehabilitation Center in Gillette, Wyoming. Richard, also known as Rich, was born November 16, 1930, on the McCann family homestead in Gillette, WY, the son of Henry Elsworth Reeder and Georgia Henrietta Jo McCann Reeder. Rich was an entrepreneur of multiple businesses which included a gas station, grocery store, motel, insurance agency, the Vice President of the Monarch Mining Company and many more. In his retirement years, he was a driver for Coach America and BNSF Railway for the railroad. He served in the U.S. Army as a First Lieutenant and then instructed hand-to-hand combat for many years afterwards, while serving in the National Guard. Rich was also a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Rich had a big heart and genuinely cared about everyone and every animal too. He touched so many lives throughout his 95 years. He was witty and always gave advice when asked. He enjoyed feeding the neighborhood cats and birds and even took care of dogs that roamed the neighborhood and landed on his step to call home. He enjoyed spending time with friends and family, and he was also known to have climbed the Devils Tower National Monument in Hulett, WY nine times, which is a huge accomplishment! Rich was proud to call himself Irish and always said “If I wasn’t Irish, I would be ashamed of myself-as told to me by my Irish Grandmother.” Rich is survived by his Wife, Louise Reeder of Gillette, WY; daughter, Georgia Reeder of Gillette, WY; three stepsons and their families; three grandchildren, five great grandchildren, nine great-great grandchildren and many friends and those he considered to be family, including more family members he had recently discovered. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, parents, his son David Reeder in 1975, and his son (RAB) Robert Blackrose in 2004. Memorials and condolences may be sent in care of Gillette Memorial Chapel 210 West 5th Street, Gillette, WY 82716. Condolences may also be expressed at www.gillettememorialchapel.com