Mrs. Elizabeth Reaves, 78, passed away on Saturday, October 20, 2012, at her residence in Oxford, Mississippi. Visitation will be Monday, October 21, 2012, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home in Louisville, Mississippi, and on Tuesday from 1:30 until service time at the church. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 21, 2012, at Union RidgeBaptist Church. Interment will be in Union Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Reaves was born on August 25, 1934. She was a member of Union Ridge Baptist Church and she enjoyed a career as a beautician, a homemaker, and at the Spartus Corporation.
Mrs. Reaves is survived by her son, Steve Reaves and wife, Alice Fay, of Oxford, Mississippi. She has one sister, Ella Mae Jett of Paducah, Kentucky; and one granddaughter, Allison Stephanie Reaves. She was preceded in death by her husband, Archie M. Reaves.
Memorials may be given to Union Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Lamar Clark, 1249 Union Ridge Road, Noxapater, MS 39346.
Arrangements are under the direction of Nowell-Massey Funeral Home, 724 North Columbus Avenue, Louisville, MS. Memories and condolences may be shared with the family by signing the guest register at www.nowellmasseyfuneralhome.com.
