Arthur Miller Reeves, Jr.

Arthur Miller Reeves, Jr. was born on March 23, 1923 in Stephens County, Oklahoma. He passed from this life and went to be with his Lord on August 8th, 2009 at his home in Erin Springs, Oklahoma at the age of 86. He attended Quesada School while living in Seminole County (from 1929 to 1932), as well as Burroughs High School (from 1937 to 1938) and Elmore City High School where he graduated in the class of 1941. Thereafter, he worked at the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp in the Paradox Valley of Colorado. Moving to San Diego, California, he worked in roofing and was employed in an aircraft factory where he helped build the mock-up of a B-24 Bomber. For 31 months, he served in the U.S. Navy as a signalman aboard the U.S.S. Cassin, DD-372, as it sailed the Pacific Ocean. Returning to Lindsay, OK, he assisted his father and brothers in their house-moving business. Mr. Reeves married Wanda Lea Decker on July 28th, 1946 in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. Beginning in the Spring of 1949, he worked for the Latex Construction Company of Houston, Texas, first as a master carpenter and later as a foreman. For six years his job took him from one town to another, across East and West Texas, Kentucky and Nebraska, along with his wife and daughter, Pat. Returning once again to the Lindsay area, he established his own business, Lindsay Builder?s Supply, which provided lumber and hardware to the local community for thirty years. During this time, he also built many custom houses and commercial buildings. Mr. Reeves was a member of Erin Springs Baptist Church since 1966 where he served on the stewardship committee and managed the construction of the church?s sanctuary. He was also a member of the local Rotary Club, the American Legion, the Chamber of Commerce and the Garvin County Finance Authority as well as past president of the Lindsay Industrial Foundation. Mr. Reeves greatly enjoyed attending Western Swing concerts with his wife, visiting his cabin in Bridgeview, fishing on Lake Texoma, coon hunting with friends and caring for four mules and many hound dogs. Preceding Mr. Reeves in death were his parents, Arthur Miller Reeves, Sr. and Mary Mandy (Cook) Reeves, his brothers, John, George and James and his sister, Trenna Nation. He is survived by his wife, Wanda Lea (Decker) Reeves, his siser, Marydel Barnes and brother-in-law, Bill Barnes, all of Erin Springs, Oklahoma, as well as his daughter, Pat Walke and son-in-law, Greg Walke of Las Cruces, New Mexico and grandson, Adam Walke of El Paso, Texas along with many nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral services for Mr. Reeves are set for ten o?clock a.m. on Tuesday, August 11th, 2009 at Erin Springs Baptist Church in Erin Springs, Oklahoma. Interment will follow at Green Hill Cemetery in Lindsay, Oklahoma with full military honors by American Legion Ball Smith Post 23. Services are under the direction of B.G. Boydston Funeral Home of Lindsay, Oklahoma. Memorial Contributions may be made to the Erin Springs Baptist Church Kitchen Fund. Condolences for the family may be made online at www.boydstonfuneralhome.com.

Arthur Miller Reeves, Jr.

March 23, 1923 - August 8, 2009

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