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| death_date=February 3, 2009 (aged 86)
| death_date=February 3, 2009 (aged 86)
| death_place=Lubbock, [[Texas]]
| death_place=Lubbock, [[Texas]]
| spouse= Rose Lengefeld Reeves<br>
| spouse= Rose Ayleen Lengefeld Reeves<br>
Two daughters:<br>
Two daughters:<br>
Ahnna R. Parker<br>
Ahnna R. Parker<br>
Reeves was born in [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], to Jesse Reeves (1897-1971) 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) 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 to 1998. His final position from 1998- to 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 to 1998. His final position from 1998- to 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/>