RUFUS REEVES, SR.

Sept. 29, 1937 – Aug. 28, 2021

Graveside services for Rufus Reeves, Sr. were held Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, in Magnolia Cemetery at 1 p.m. Elder Timothy O’Neal officiated; Hudson Funeral Service directed.

Mr. Rufus Reeves Sr. was born to the late Henry and Matilda Reeves on Sept. 29, 1937 in Keego, Ala.  He was a devoted deacon of Harrison Street Christian Church. He worked for Countrywide Trucking for 36 years, he moved on to Evergreen Forest for 10 years, and then went to J & A Trucking until he became ill.

He leaves to cherish his memories; five children, Rufus Reeves Jr., Kenneth (Marie) Reeves, Robert (Barbara) Reeves, Marion Mimcey, and Jakila Simpson; siblings, Ruben Jenkins, Sammie Lee Reeves, Eugene (Bubba) Dean Reed, Hommie Lee Reeves, Anderson Reeves, Roosevelt Reeves, Lucille Reeves, and Carrie Lee Dixon; fifteen grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.