Spartanburg, SC – Donald Gene Reeder, Sr. peacefully entered into eternal rest on July 30, 2018. Mr. Reeder was the son of the late John H. Reeder and Mildred Reeder. He was the husband of Gerri Reeder. Donald was a member of Silver Hill Memorial United Methodist Church. He was employed with Woodland Heights Elementary School and Lawson Construction, a division of Piedmont Natural Gas. He leaves to cherish his legacy: his wife, Gerri Reeder; three sons, Donald (Creshendra) Reeder, Jr., John Reeder and Rashaun Reeder all of Spartanburg, SC; his brother, John (Cathy) Reeder of Greenville, SC; his sister, Patricia Ann Reeder of Spartanburg, SC; sixteen grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; two caregivers, Mattie McCluney and Marion McCluney; and a host of relatives and friends. Donald was preceded in death by: a brother, Stanley Reeder; a sister, Jacqueline Brockman; and his special aunt, Rebecca Smith, where he was partially reared in her home. A Celebration of the Life of Donald Gene Reeder, Sr. will be held on Saturday, August 4, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at The John Stinson Woodward Memorial Chapel, 602 Howard St., Spartanburg, SC. Rev. Jerry Louis Gadsden will officiate. Burial will be in the Heritage Memorial Gardens, 3901 S. Church St., Roebuck, SC. J. W. Woodward Funeral Home