Roy Patrick Reed, age 77 of Calhoun, passed away on Sunday, November 25, 2012 in Gordon Hospital.
Roy was born on July 23, 1935 in Floyd County. He was the son of the late Frank Mack Reed and Mattie Ray Reed. Roy was a member of Living Water Ministry. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by: one daughter, Kathy Ann Reed; one son, Dennis Darrell Reed; two brothers; two sisters; and a host of nieces and nephews.
Survivors include: his wife, Sarah P. Reed of Calhoun; three daughters: Mary Elizabeth Chappell and her husband Eugene of Adairsville, Joy Jarrett of Shannon, and Barbara Dodd and her husband Glenn of Summerville; two brothers: Buster Reed and his wife Myrtle of Calhoun and Howard Reed of Port Arthur, TX; nine grandchildren; twenty great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral Services will be conducted at 2:00pm on Wednesday, November 28th from the Chapel of Thomas Funeral Home with the Reverend Howard Dale officiating. Burial will follow in Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Pallbearers serving include: Eugene Chappell, Jeremy Chappell, David Jarrett, Matthew Jarrett, Christopher Collins and David Collins.
Health Care AIDS will serve as honorary pallbearers.
The family will receive friends from 5 – 8pm on Tuesday, November 27th at the funeral home.
You may leave the Reed family online condolences at www.thomasfuneralhomecalhoun.com
Thomas Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Roy Patrick Reed.