Michael K. Reeder, 49, of Chapel Hill, N.C., formerly of Butler, died at 6 a.m. Sunday at his parent's home after an 8-year battle with a brain tumor.

Born June 18, 1956, in Butler, he was the son of L. Paul and Marguerite Beachem Reeder.

A 1974 graduate of Moniteau High School, he received a bachelor's degree in political science from Thiel College in 1978, and in 1988 he received a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of North Carolina.

Mr. Reeder was a certified public accountant at Duke Clinical Research Institute in North Carolina.

He enjoyed hunting and piloting small airplanes.

Surviving are a son, Christopher Reeder of Chapel Hill; his parents of Butler; his siblings, twins, Pamela Rockhill of Erie and Paul Reeder of Prospect and Mrs. Dennis (Laura) Welsh of Manassas, Va.; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his twin brother, Mark Reeder.

<B>REEDER </B>— Friends of Michael K. Reeder, who died Sunday, April 23, 2006, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the <B>William F. Young Funeral Home</B>, 132 Main St., West Sunbury. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home with the Rev. James Dollhopf, pastor of First English Lutheran Church, officiating. Burial will be at the West Sunbury Cemetery.Information also is available at www.youngfuneralhomes.com.