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Elbert Judson REAVES

Oakland Cemetery
Bradley County,
Arkansas

Judson
September 8,1885 - April 11, 1966

Julia
July 28, 1889 - August 1, 1983


Elbert Judson Reaves, Sr., aged 72, died at his home Friday afternoon at
3 o'clock following an illness of three weeks. The funeral services were
held Saturday at 3:00 p. m. at the Baptist church, conducted by Rev. G L
Boles, with the Rev. L A Holt, pastor of the Baptist church of Bearden,
assisting. Interment was at Oakland cemetery.

Mr. Reaves was born in Mississippi on March 12, 1855. He joined the
Baptist church and was baptized during August of 1824, and was ordained
a deacon, March 8, 1884.

On December 14, 1876 he was married to Miss Frances Louise Harrell, to
which union eight children were born; seven daughters and one son, all
of whom survive him. They are: Mrs. C.E. Fountain and Mrs. E. J. Riley
of Warren; Mrs. Almon Cooper of Lake Charles, LA; Mrs. M. W. Still,
Mrs. J.C. Hanly and Mrs. Urbane Tew of Meridian, Miss.: Mrs. V. A. Coats
of Mobile, Ala., and E. J. Reaves, Jr., of Warren.

His first wife died on May 19, 1924 after he had moved to Warren in 1921.
In September 1926, he married Mrs. Lula Long, who survives him.

Active pallbearers were J. L. Curry, Dewey Davis, Roby Morgan, M. l.
Gardner, George Walker, and J. P. Ingram.

Ladies in charge of the flower were the teachers of the West Ward School.


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Contributed on 7/25/13 by murdockpat123
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Submitted: 7/25/13 • Approved: 2/21/20 • Last Updated: 6/27/23 • R912252-G912252-S3

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