Evangelist William Calvin Reed, 77, of Columbia, KY passed away Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at the Hospice House of Southern Kentucky in Bowling Green, KY. He was born on November 8, 1946, in Glen Burnie, MD to the late William Henry Ealey and Birdie Mae Stapleton Reed.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Janice Newton Vincent Reed and three brothers Kenneth David Reed, Raymond Farrell Reed, and George Lyndsey Reed.

Mr. Reed was a veteran of the Vietnam War serving in the U. S. Air Force and was an ordained evangelist.

He is survived by five children Michelle Lynn, Heather Lynn, Jeremy Elijah Reed, William Reed, Jr., and Patricia Reed; two stepsons Truman Leon Vincent and James Dalton Vincent; a sister Wanda Lee Dyrnl and several grandchildren, step grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be 11:00am Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home with burial in the Bardin Cemetery. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 4:00-7:00pm and will continue Wednesday morning until time for the service at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home.