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James Virgil Reaves of Wilmar, Arkansas passed away October 8, 2013 at a local healthcare facility. He was born at the Bradley Camp near Wilmar on March 7, 1937. He was retired from Burt Logging, Inc., where he worked for more than 48 years as saw foreman.
He was a Christian and a deacon at Wilmar Baptist Church, where he was an active member for more than fifty years. He was also a veteran of the U.S. Army and a graduate of Wilmar High School.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Virgil and Willie Mae (Kemp) Reaves, three brothers: Tommie, Ralph and Robert (Bob) Reaves; five sisters: Jeanette Burt, Janice Pike, Betty Harrison, Martha Ruth Reaves and Dorothy Nell Reaves.
Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Wanda Beaty Reaves, a son, Keith, and wife Hilary of Rome, Georgia, a daughter, Rhonda Reaves Kohnen, and her husband, Kevin, of Locust Grove, Virginia; four grandchildren: Graham and Ellen Reaves and Clay and Kyle Kohnen ; two sisters: Mary Ann Gotham of Oxford, Michigan and Shirl Bunch of Benton, Arkansas; one brother, Kenneth Reaves of Warren; and two sisters-in law: Barbara Reaves of Cherokee Village, Arkansas and Lou Reaves of Wilmar.
He was a Christian and a deacon at Wilmar Baptist Church, where he was an active member for more than fifty years. He was also a veteran of the U.S. Army and a graduate of Wilmar High School.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Virgil and Willie Mae (Kemp) Reaves, three brothers: Tommie, Ralph and Robert (Bob) Reaves; five sisters: Jeanette Burt, Janice Pike, Betty Harrison, Martha Ruth Reaves and Dorothy Nell Reaves.
Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Wanda Beaty Reaves, a son, Keith, and wife Hilary of Rome, Georgia, a daughter, Rhonda Reaves Kohnen, and her husband, Kevin, of Locust Grove, Virginia; four grandchildren: Graham and Ellen Reaves and Clay and Kyle Kohnen ; two sisters: Mary Ann Gotham of Oxford, Michigan and Shirl Bunch of Benton, Arkansas; one brother, Kenneth Reaves of Warren; and two sisters-in law: Barbara Reaves of Cherokee Village, Arkansas and Lou Reaves of Wilmar.