Mary Karolyn Spillman Reams

Mary Karolyn Spillman Reams, 88, of Greenup, KY passed away on Friday, April 7, 2017 at her home surrounded my her loved ones and Boo, her life long Fox Terrier friend. Mrs. Reams was born on April 2, 1929 in Keystone, WV; a daughter of the late Karl Thomas Spillman and Sudie Forester Spillman. She was a homemaker and mother to five children and loved her dog "Boo"; she was an enthusiastic Dog Breeder, Owner, and Handler of Smooth Hair Fox Terriers; Kentucky Colonel and a Music Graduate from Centre College in Danville, KY. She Raised, Bred, and Trained Champion American Saddle Bred Horses at Rivendell Farm; Member of American Fox Terriers Association, DAR, and Colonial Dames. She loved Opera and frequented the Metropolitan Opera House in New York; member of the Huntington Opera Guild; and a long time member of the First Baptist Church in Ashland, KY. Mrs. Reams is survived by her loving husband of 66 years, Gerald Brock Reams MD; two sons: Gerald Brock Reams Jr. ( Boyd District Judge) and his wife Mary Beth of Ashland, KY and Mark Thomas Reams DMD of Louisville, KY; three daughters: Mary Martha Reams MD of Ashland, KY; Carol Anne Hromyak and her husband George of Frankfort, KY; and Lynn Ellen Shelburne DMD and her husband Robert of Taylorsville, KY; one sister, Martha Spillman McGuire and her husband EE of Ashland, KY; nine grandchildren: Devon, Chelsey, Dana, Whitney, Allison, Gray, Abby, Maggie, and Leah; three great grandchildren and a host of extended family and friends. Funeral Service will be held at 2 PM, Sunday, April 9, 2017 at Bailey Family Funeral Home in Flatwoods, KY. Visitation will be from 12 PM until time of Service.   In lieu of flowers donations may be made in her honor to Ashland Animal Rescue Fund (PO Box 2061, Ashland, KY 41105). Condolences may be expressed at baileyfamilyfuneralhome.com