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'''Harold Philmon Reeves''' (January 28, 1923&mdash;February 3, 2009)<ref name=ssdi>{{cite web|url=http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi?lastname=Reeves&firstname=Harold&start=81|title=[[Social Security Death Index]]|publisher=Rootsweb.ancestry.com|accessdate=May 9, 2009}}</ref> was an American clergyman in [[Texas]] who served as the first missionary to [[Thailand]] from the [[Southern Baptist Convention]].<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.lubbockonline.com/stories/020509/obi_384786815.shtml |title=Obituary of Harold Philmon Reeves|publisher=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal |accessdate=May 10, 2009}}</ref> Reeves and his wife, the former Rose Lengefeld, established two congregations and an English-language ministry now known as the Baptist Student Center in [[Bangkok]]. The work in Thailand led to his designation as the Asian representative for the Southern Baptist Convention Radio and Television Mission, headquartered in [[Fort Worth]], Texas,<ref name=obit/>

'''Harold Philmon Reeves''' (January 28, 1923&mdash;February 3, 2009)<ref name=ssdi>{{cite web|url=http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi?lastname=Reeves&firstname=Harold&start=81|title=Social Security Death Index|publisher=Rootsweb.ancestry.com|accessdate=May 9, 2009}}</ref> was an American clergyman in [[Texas]] who served as the first missionary to [[Thailand]] from the [[Southern Baptist Convention]].<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.lubbockonline.com/stories/020509/obi_384786815.shtml |title=Obituary of Harold Philmon Reeves|publisher=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal |accessdate=May 10, 2009}}</ref> Reeves and his wife, the former Rose Lengefeld, established two congregations and an English-language ministry now known as the Baptist Student Center in [[Bangkok]]. The work in Thailand led to his designation as the Asian representative for the Southern Baptist Convention Radio and Television Mission, headquartered in [[Fort Worth]], Texas,<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|Air Force]], as a navigator on B-26 Marauder bombers during [[World War II]]. He was credited with thirty missions in the European theater.<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.<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|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>