Virginia A. Reid

Virginia Ann was born on December 31, 1938 in Ritzville, Washington, one of two children of Julius and Viola (Meyer) Buch.  After she graduated from high school, she attended Washington State University and earned a bachelors degree in education.

In 1966 she was married to Ron Reid in Heppner.  They moved to La Grande in 1969 and bought Cherrys Florists which they operated for many years.  Virginia was a member and past president of the La Grande Soroptimists Club and she enjoyed quilting.

In 1992 Ron and Virginia sold the flower shop and moved to Pacific City where she became a Realtor/Broker for Sandpiper Realty.  Virginia volunteered for the Kiawanda Community Center and Nestucca Valley Fire Department in Pacific City.  Ron preceded Virginia in death in 1996.

In 2017 Virginia retired from real estate and enjoyed coastal living.  She returned to La Grande in 2019 where she spent the remainder of her life.

Relatives who remain are her son and daughter-in-law Robby & Heidi Reid, a grandson Tyler Reid, all of La Grande, a granddaughter Chyanne Reid of Pendleton and a great-grandson Steven Williams and her brother Charles Buch of Washington state.

No services are planned, she will be laid to rest with her husband at the Taft Cemetery in Taft, Oregon.

Contributions in memory of Virginia Reid may be made to the Blue Mountain Humane Association, 3212 Highway 30, La Grande, OR  97850.