Marie E. "Elaine" Williams Reed, 59, of Pine Hill, N.J., died Tuesday.

She was a bus driver for the Lower Camden County Board of Education for 22 years. She was a loving mother and always had a special place in her heart for her pets.

She was the beloved wife of Ron Reed; mother of William D. (Dorothy) Duespohl of Erial, N.J.; and Kristen A. (Ed) Kellar of Newtown, Bucks County; and grandmother of Carl, Laura, Robbie and Dayna. Also surviving are her mother, former Fairview resident Louise Stewart Williams of Lindenwold, N.J.; a brother, Robert A. (Sandra) Williams, and their son, Robert of Columbia, S.C.; and foster daughters, Jennifer, Lisa and Wendy.

She was preceded in death by her father, Harold Williams, and a granddaughter, Rebecca Kellar.

REED - Friends of Marie E. "Elaine" Williams Reed, who died Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2004, will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday and from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at ORA L. WOOSTER FUNERAL HOME, 51 Park Blvd., Clement, N.J. Funeral services will follow at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Newtown Cemetery.In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Humane Association, 63 Iberness Drive, East Englewood, CO 08112-5117.