William Clinton Reid, Jr, age 82, of Lucedale passed away Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at Sparrows Hills Personal Care of Lucedale, MS.  Mr. Reid was born May 2, 1943 in Lucedale, MS. He is the son of the late William Clinton and the late Oma (Freeland) Reid Sr.. He married Joan Havard on August 16, 1964.

Mr. Reid graduated from Lucedale High School in 1961. He attended Mississippi State and then transferred to USM; He graduated with a BS in Secondary Education. He was employed by George County School System in January of 1965 as a teacher and coach. He then received a Master's in Education Administration from William Carey. He served as superintendent of Education in George County School District from January 1980-1983. He also served as the director of Singing River Education Headstart and Principal of Rocky Creek Elementary until retirement. He served on the library board for Jackson-George Regional Library. He retired with 28 years as an educator in the George County School System and 17 years as the Singing River Education Headstart Director.

He is survived by his wife, Joan Havard Reid; son, Lance Claude (Sherri) Reid; grandchildren, Christopher Reid (Carlie) Marler, Carlton (Kimberly) Reid, Blake (Bailey) Reid; great grandchildren, Callie Marler, Bennett Reid, Olivia Grace Reid.

Predeceased by his son, William David Reid; parents, Clinton and Oma Reid Sr.

The funeral will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at Sigler Funeral Home, 4248 Main St., Lucedale, MS.  Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery.

Calling hours will be Saturday, December 6, 2025 from 9:00-11:00am at Sigler Funeral Home, 4248 Main St., Lucedale, MS.

The Reid family would like to thank all the dear friends at Gentiva who helped the family through this difficult time.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital www.stjude.org/donate 1-800-805-5856.

Sigler Funeral Home, 601-947-3112, www.siglerfuneral.com, 4248 Main Street, Lucedale, MS, is in charge of arrangements.