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Charles Lee Reeves, 81, of Uvalde died July 8, 2023, at his residence.
A graveside service will be held on July 13 at 10 a.m. at Hillcrest Cemetery.
He was born on Jan. 29, 1942, in Atlanta, Texas, to Gertude (Beasley) and Carl Lee Reeves.
He lived in East Texas until he was in the third grade, when his family moved to Banquete. He lived there until he graduated in 1960.
Reeves married Wilta Jean Whitman in 1962 in Robstown.
He was employed by CP&L in March of 1954 and transferred around Texas until his family moved to Uvalde in 1974. He said he loved Uvalde and wasn’t going to move.
He loved mission work and was always willing to work wherever he felt God needed him. He served as a deacon for many years. He worked as a Sunday school teacher and a counselor at the Alto Frio Camp. He established the Baptist Temple Church TV Ministries and also worked in Mexico with the children’s home.
He was with the Texas Baptist Men’s Relief Team and went to Belize and several different countries. He went to give relief to the Katrina and Rita hurricane victims in Louisiana and several other areas for natural disasters. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and camping with family.
Reeves is survived by his wife, of Uvalde; son, Troy Reeves and wife, Donna, of Uvalde; daughter, Holly Osten and husband, Chris, of Crystal Beach; six grandchildren, Amanda Reeves, Jennifer Osten, Katie Reeves, Troy Reeves Jr., Christopher Osten, and Stephanie Osten; three great-grandchildren, Audrie Osten, Layne Reeves, and Cullen Osten.
He was preceded in death by his parents; father-in-law, Bill Whitman; mother-in-law, Kate Whitman; two brothers-in-law, Eugene Pavlicek and Jim Britt; two sisters-in-law, Joyce Pavlicek and Pat Britt; nephew, Terry Pavlicek; and niece, Patricia Buckholt.
In leu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations to a mission of the donor’s choice.
