William Taylor Reed

William Taylor Reed “Bill”, 83, of Worland, died May 6, 2018 at Thermopolis Rehab and Wellness Center.

Bill was born November 2, 1934 in Sheridan, Wyoming to Thomas and Alice (Hebbert) Reed. He attended school in Sheridan, Wyoming. Bill enlisted in the Navy in 1952 and served with honor on the USS Iowa and the USS TE Chandler. He spent 38 months in Korea serving his country.

He married Marian (Andrews) on July 27, 1956 in Casper, Wyoming. They were married for 50 years before Marian passed in 2006. They lived in Casper until 1961 when they transferred with Mountain Bell to Worland. Bill worked for Mountain Bell, US West, and RT Communications for 40 years. He retired in 1996 from the phone company. They opened the DayLight Donut Shop in Worland, in 1974 and ran it until 1983.

Bill liked to hunt, fish, camp and golf. Bill followed all his boys to their sporting events and attended every sporting event he could make it to. He continued attending sporting events for his grandchildren too. He loved meeting all the retirees from work at McDonald’s in the mornings for coffee.

Bill was preceded in death by his parents, wife Marian and sisters Alice and Jean.

Bill is survived by his sons Taylor (Connie) of Glenrock, Gorde (Connie) of Worland, Marty (Pam) of Thermopolis, sister Jane (Reed) Weber of Casper, 10 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.