William Dwight Reed, 56, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, Aug. 2, 2008 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center.

He was an employee of Dyersburg Fabrics, a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church and the Dyersburg Men's Softball League, where he had been a player, coach, umpire and league president.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Dyersburg Funeral Home with Bro. David Brooks officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery.

The family will receive visitors from 5:30-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Survivors include his wife, Donna S. Reed; a son, William Brian Reed of Dyersburg; three sisters, Kay Norville of Dyersburg, Marilyn Broglin of Halls and Cuba Patterson of Long Beach, Calif.; and two brothers, Sammy Reed of Finley and Ricky Reed of Houston, Texas.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Joe Marvin Reed and Martha Sue Reed, and a brother, Joe Reed.

Pallbearers will be Danny Lowery, Mike Thedford, Jerry Fisher, Terry Permenter, Larry Joe Permenter and Sammy Hummer. Honorary pallbearers will be members of his Sunday school class, W.J. Brown, Jamie Hudson and Shelton Jones.

The family requests that any memorials be directed to a charity of the donor's choice.