Rapherd Ann Reynolds

Rapherd Ann (King) Reynolds of Sherman, Texas, passed away peacefully on January 14, 2026, at the age of 99 following a brief illness. She was laid to rest in Rose Hill Cemetery in Bells, Texas, after a private family service. She was born on March 13, 1926, in Bells, and graduated from Bells High School. She married Edgar Leon Reynolds of Bells in 1948, and together they shared a life dedicated to home and family. She was a devoted wife, a kind, generous, and loving mother, and a strong, independent woman with a voice. She was preceded in death by her parents, William Henry King and Oma Gertrude (Sims) King of Bells; her sister Norma Inez (King) Anderson of Richardson, Texas; and her beloved husband. She is survived by family, which includes two sons: Elon Reynolds and wife Diane of McKinney, Texas, and Tim Reynolds of Seabrook, Texas. She is also survived by grandchildren Mackenzie (Reynolds) Rixford of Irving, Texas, and Meagan (Reynolds) Harris and husband Jeff of Austin, Texas; great-grandchildren Fiona Rixford and Rex Rixford of Irving, Texas, and Nolen Harris and Henry Harris of Austin, Texas.