Obituary of Roy Reeves

Funeral services for Roy Reeves, age 87, of Roanoke will be held on Friday, May 9, 2014, at 11:00 AM from Roanoke First United Methodist Church with Rev. Tex Ergle and Rev. Ralph Barrow officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens with Quattlebaum Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. The family will receive friends at Roanoke First United Methodist from 10:00-11:00 AM on Friday, May 9. Mr. Reeves passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2014, at Wedowee Hospital. Survivors include his wife, Mary Reeves of Roanoke; two daughters, Sabra (husband, Steve) Burns of Roanoke and Katina (husband, Kem) Walker of Roanoke; four grandchildren, Tia W. Whaley, Seth Walker, Leigh B. Alcorn, and Luke Burns; two great-grandchildren, Lorianna Whaley and Isabella Whaley; one sister, Ruby Hall of Huntsville; and one brother, Coleman Reeves of Murphreesboro, TN. Pallbearers will be Steve Burns, Kem Walker, Seth Walker, Luke Burns, Benji Whaley, and Darrin Alcorn. Honorary pallbearers will be the Roanoke FUMC Men's Sunday School Class. An Evergreen, Alabama native and former Andalusia resident, Mr. Reeves was born on October 1, 1926, the son of Thomas and Lillie Griffin Reeves. He was a member of Roanoke First United Methodist Church where he was a Trustee, Finance Chairman, and Chairman of the Building Committee for the McDonald Family Life Center. Mr. Reeves was a World War II Navy Veteran and worked at SouthTrust Bank where he was president and CEO, and he was also a member of the Rotary Club, Randolph County Hospital Board, Roanoke City School Board, Randolph County Industrial Board and the Treasure Forest Association. Mr. Reeves was preceded in death by his parents and nine brothers and sisters. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made either to Roanoke First United Methodist Church or to one's favorite charity.