Mrs. Elvia Louise Reeves

REEVES, Mrs. Elvia Louise - Age 80, passed away Sunday, September 22, 2013 at McLaren-Flint. Family hour 10 a.m. Saturday, September 28, 2013 at Southeast Christian Church of the Apostolic Faith, 4171 Lapeer Rd., with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m. Pastor Kenneth Brown, officiating. Interment River Rest Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10 a.m. Saturday. Mrs. Reeves will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 12 noon-8 p.m. Friday. Mrs. Elvia L. Reeves was born February 22, 1933 in Neshoba County, Mississippi, the daughter of Mr. Virgil E. Windom Sr. and Navilla B. Windom. Mrs. Elvia Reeves was a resident of Flint, Michigan; more than 78 years. She went to Clark Elementary School, Whittier Junior High School and she graduated from Central High School in 1951. Mrs. Elvia L. Reeves was a past member of Bethlehem Temple Apostolic Church at 918 E. Spencer Street, where she was baptized in Jesus name and received the Holy Ghost. Later, Mrs. Reeves was under the Pastorship of Dist. Eld. B.T. Scott. The Bethlehem Temple Church later moved to 3401 Detroit Street in 1967. Mrs. Elvia L. Reeves helped wherever she could. She sung in the Missionary Choir and worked in preparing the salad bar for dinners in the Missionary Dept. Sis. Reeves later united with Bethel Apostolic Church in Grand Blanc, MI, where Pastor Emeritus Ellean Wiggins was serving. The church is now pastored by Eld. Theron Wiggins and First Lady Gennoise Wiggins. Mrs. Elvia L. Reeves worked in many capacities, including being Vice President of the Missionary Dept. She later in life moved her membership to Southeast Christian Church of the Apostolic Faith in Burton, MI, where Eld. Kenneth M. Brown Sr. is the Pastor. She came to church until her health no longer allowed her to do so. Mrs. Elvia L. Reeves, affectionately called “Auntie” by many, was well loved and will be truly missed. Mrs. Elvia L. Reeves leaves: many nieces, nephews, cousins and God Son, Kerry Owens. She also leaves to cherish her memories: brothers, Bro. Virgil (Daisy) Windom Jr., of Los Angeles, CA; Deacon Herman (Darlina) Windom of Gilbert, AZ; brother-in-law, Bro. Hervey (Carolyn) Taylor Jr. of Avon, CT; special friends, Mrs. Florence Moore, Sis. Barbara Hicks, Sis. Rheba Bowers, Sis. Delores White, Mrs. Edith Bradley, Mr. Ralph Greer, Mrs. Lucille McMullan, Ms. Diane Morley and many others. Mrs. Reeves was preceded in death by parents, Virgil (Navilla) Windom Sr.; her husband, Horton Reeves and sister, Mrs. Sylvia Taylor. Special thanks to Pastor Kenneth Brown Sr., Evang. Kim Hicks, Cousin Juliah Johnson, Pastor Theron (Gennois) Wiggins, Pastor James (Linda) Manns, Pastor Will (Debra) Morgan, Evang. Daral Stanick and Bro. Gideon D. (Linetta) Williams; caregiver, Evang. Aileen Spence and Br. Leroy Spence, Pastor Annie Ferguson and Mrs. Doris James and Mr. Bill (Sharon) Frierson and Godson Bro. Kerry Owens.

Mrs. Elvia Louise Reeves

February 22, 1933 - September 22, 2013