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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/>
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 ''The 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>Longtime pastor and missionary Harold Reeves dies at 86, ''The Houston Chronicle'', accessed on May 9, 2009.}}</ref>
Reeves died in a Lubbock hospital of a heart attack six days after his 86th birthday. In addition to his wife, he was survived by two daughters, Ahnna R. Parker and her husband, Dr. William Parker, of Lubbock, and Sara R. Singleton and her husband, Tim Singleton, of [[Huntsville, Alabama|Huntsville]], [[Alabama]], and four grandchildren. Services were held at the First Baptist Church on Broadway Street in Lubbock. Burial followed at Resthaven Memorial Park in Lubbock.<ref name=obit/>
Reeves died in a Lubbock hospital of a heart attack six days after his 86th birthday. In addition to his wife, he was survived by two daughters, Ahnna R. Parker and her husband, Dr. William Parker, of Lubbock, and Sara R. Singleton and her husband, Tim Singleton, of [[Huntsville, Alabama|Huntsville]], [[Alabama]], and four grandchildren. Services were held at the First Baptist Church on Broadway Street in Lubbock. Burial followed at Resthaven Memorial Park in Lubbock.<ref name=obit/>
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