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Reeves was born in [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], to Jesse Reeves (1897-1971)<ref name=ssdi/> and the former Mary Ruth Fory. He graduated from high school in Shreveport and attended [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]] before he joined the [[United States Army]] Air Corps, forerunner of the [[United States Air Force]], as a navigator on B-26 Marauder bombers during [[World War II]]. He was credited with thirty missions in the European Theater of Operations.<ref name=obit/>  

Reeves was born in [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], to Jesse Reeves (1897-1971)<ref name=ssdi/> and the former Mary Ruth Fory. He graduated from high school in Shreveport and attended [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]] before he joined the [[United States Army]] Air Corps, forerunner of the [[United States Air Force]], as a navigator on B-26 Marauder bombers during [[World War II]]. He was credited with thirty missions in the European Theater of Operations.<ref name=obit/>  

After military service, Reeves graduated in 1948 from Baptist-affiliated [[Baylor University]] in Waco, Texas. In 1951, he earned a Bachelor of Divinity degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth prior to departing to Thailand.<ref name=obit/>

After military service, Reeves graduated in 1948 from Baptist-affiliated [[Baylor University]] in [[Waco]], Texas. In 1951, he earned a Bachelor of Divinity degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth prior to departing to Thailand.<ref name=obit/>

On returning from Thailand, Reeves pastored churches in McKinney near [[Dallas]] and Hawkins, near Tyler, Texas. Beginning in 1974, he pastored congregations in the [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], area, including Clear Lake Baptist Church (1974-1980) and Eastwood Baptist Church (1980-1990). From 1990 to 1992, he was a staff member of First Baptist Church of Houston. He then served as pastor at Riverview Baptist in southeast Houston from 1992-1998. His final position from 1998-2005 was as chaplain of the Terrace Retirement Community in nearby Webster, Texas. Thereafter, Reeves and his wife relocated to Lubbock, Texas.<ref name=obit/>  

On returning from Thailand, Reeves pastored churches in McKinney near [[Dallas]] and Hawkins, near Tyler, Texas. Beginning in 1974, he pastored congregations in the [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], area, including Clear Lake Baptist Church (1974-1980) and Eastwood Baptist Church (1980-1990). From 1990 to 1992, he was a staff member of First Baptist Church of Houston. He then served as pastor at Riverview Baptist in southeast Houston from 1992-1998. His final position from 1998-2005 was as chaplain of the Terrace Retirement Community in nearby Webster, Texas. Thereafter, Reeves and his wife relocated to [[Lubbock]], Texas.<ref name=obit/>  

A ministerial friend, the Reverend Todd Hamilton, pastor of the Evangelical Formosan Church, centered about the [[National Aeronautics and Space Administration]] in Webster, described Reeves as "very warm-hearted and very conscious" of the needs of church visitors. "He also was a great preacher. His wife was an elementary school teacher in Pearland, Texas. They were a wonderful team," Hamilton added.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://topiclinks.boston.com/quote/0gFO6jS4gdaII?q=Todd+Hamilton|title=Longtime pastor and missionary Harold Reeves dies at 86|publisher=Topiclinks.boston.com from ''Houston Chronicle''|accessdate=May 9, 2009}}</ref>   

A ministerial friend, the Reverend Todd Hamilton, pastor of the Evangelical Formosan Church, centered about the [[National Aeronautics and Space Administration]] in Webster, described Reeves as "very warm-hearted and very conscious" of the needs of church visitors. "He also was a great preacher. His wife was an elementary school teacher in Pearland, Texas. They were a wonderful team," Hamilton added.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://topiclinks.boston.com/quote/0gFO6jS4gdaII?q=Todd+Hamilton|title=Longtime pastor and missionary Harold Reeves dies at 86|publisher=Topiclinks.boston.com from ''Houston Chronicle''|accessdate=May 9, 2009}}</ref>