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| Disciples Morn Loss of Reed The Rev. Walter Reed, III, died Sunday, October 10, 2004, at the age of 52. Reed was the senior pastor of First Christian Church in Clarksville, Tenn., since the fall of 2003. Reed served a number of congregations including First Christian Church in Hannibal, Mo., from 1993 until 2000. He served the church on numerous committees and boards in local communities and in the regions in which he served. He has also been a member of the General Board of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and was a former member of the board of trustees of Culver-Stockton College, Canton, Mo. He was currently a member of the Council on Christian Unity board and its liaison on the Week of Compassion Committee. He was a regular columnist for a number of years for “The Disciple” magazine. He is survived by his wife, Leanne and by a brother, Warren Douglas Reed of San Diego, Calif. Services will be held in the sanctuary of First Christian Church in Hannibal on Thursday, October 14, at 2:00 p.m. The Rev. Stephen V. Cranford, former regional minister of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) of Mid-America and the Rev. James Spear, senior minister of First Christian Church, Louisiana, Mo., will officiate with the Rev. Steve Barker, senior minister of the church in Hannibal. Burial will be at Grand View Burial Park with the Rev. Howard Goodrich, Jr. officiating. Memorials may be
made to the Week of Compassion – Walter Reed III Fund. Checks
should be made payable to the Christian Church Foundation, P.O. Box
1986, Indianapolis, IN 46206-1986. ###
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