Rodney J. “R.J.” Reynolds

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Rodney J. “R.J.” Reynolds 

March 22, 1946 – Feb. 20, 2020

Rodney J. “R.J.” Reynolds, 74, of Yuma, Arizona, formerly of Lexington, passed away Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020, in Yuma.

Rod was born March 22, 1946, in Seward to Charles Marlin and Marcia June (Gleeson) Reynolds. Rod attended high school in Seward until 1962 when the family moved to Lexington. He graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1963. After graduation, Rod attended Kearney State College, graduating in 1967. In 1966, Rod was united in marriage to Beverly Frerichs in Hildreth. After college, the couple moved to San Francisco where Rod attended mortuary school, graduating in 1968. They then moved to Callaway, where Rod operated Timm-Reynolds-Love Funeral Home and helped his dad at Reynolds-Love in Lexington. The whole family enjoyed attending many rodeos there. Rod and Bev would later divorce and he moved to Lexington.

On Nov. 28, 1975, he was united in marriage to Roberta (Lockhart) Hofferber in Lexington. The couple lived in Lexington until 1988 when they moved to Desert Hot Springs, California. While in California, Rod was employed as a stock broker and also worked for a funeral home selling burial spaces.

In 1998, Rod returned to Lexington to take care of his mom and dad and worked at Lakeside Country Club. After the death of his parents, Rod bought an RV and moved to Yuma, Arizona, in 2008.

R.J. loved playing golf, cribbage, pitch, playing town team basketball, attending boys’ state basketball games and spending time with his family and friends.

Rod is survived by his stepsons, Scott and wife, Mary, Hofferber of Columbia, Missouri, Brent and wife, Carolyn, of Columbus and their mother, Roberta Reynolds, of Desert Hot Springs, California; brothers: Jerry and wife, Marvene, of Seward, Mark and wife, Kris, of Georgetown, Colorado, and John and wife, Tami, of Lexington; sisters, Amy and husband, Jeff Richardson, of Omaha and Beth and husband, Mark Lewis, of Kearney. Also surviving are nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.

Rod was preceded in death by his parents.

A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, Feb. 29, at 2 p.m. at Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington with the Rev. Anne Gahn officiating. Family interment will take place prior to the Celebration of Life in Greenwood Cemetery with Father Kay Knudson officiating. There will be no visitation. Memorials are suggested to the family for later designation.