On Saturday, December 6, 2025, Loretta Reynolds, 88, wife and beloved mother peacefully entered into God’s Kingdom after a brief illness at the York Hospital. She was the wife of the late William “Bill” E. Reynolds, Sr. her husband for 65 years, who passed October 27, 2021.
Loretta was born to the late Leonard and Gladys Stewart on June 12, 1937 in Oak Hill, WV. Loretta was a coal miner’s daughter; she often spoke about the company store and the company camp they lived in. Later in life, Loretta found out that her great-grandparents were Black Hawk Native American Indians from around Canton, Ohio.
Loretta met Bill in high school, a match made in heaven. They decided to get married on June 21, 1956. Bill made the decision not to work in the coal mines of West Virginia like his father and Loretta’s had done. So they set off with a couple of friends, ended up in Gettysburg, PA where Bill found work. For a brief time they lived on Baltimore Street in the Jennie Wade house until their first child was born.
Loretta loved to crochet, particularly Afghans, so if you knew Loretta well, you probably have one of her handmade Afghans. Loretta and Bill enjoyed the sport of NASCAR and visited many tracks, and at 88 she was still watching the races. If you visited Loretta and Bill, you marveled at the flower gardens, Loretta patiently attended to. And the vegetable garden was brimming with produce that Loretta spent many hours in the kitchen canning for her family.
Loretta worked for Agway in Gettysburg for 15 years prior to the store closing. She met and enjoyed many customers from the community.
Loretta, is survived by two children, Debra L. Starry of Gettysburg and William “Eddie” Reynolds also of Gettysburg, one grandchild, Darcelle Hurley of Damascus, MD. Also surviving are two brothers, Leonard Stewart, Jr. of Summerville, NC and Emory Stewart and his wife Patricia of Palm Harbor, Florida, and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by one brother, Gene, and 2 sisters, Gail and Linda.
Funeral Services will be held at noon on Monday, December 15, 2025 at the Monahan Funeral Home in Gettysburg, PA with Pastor John Good, officiating. Interment will follow the service in the Evergreen Cemetery. A Visitation will take place at the funeral home on Monday, December 15th from 10:00 AM until the time of the service. Online tributes and condolences can be made at monahanfuneralhome.com.