Butler County AlArchives Obituaries.....Reaves, Noah Nathaniel January 3 1955
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Greenville Advocate Jan 06, 1955
Funeral Held For Noah Reaves

Last Rites For Railroad Man Who Died Of Gunshot Wounds Here Monday

Noah Reaves died Monday morning of gunshot wounds at his home in Kolb City.  
It is believed that the shot was self-inflicted, and thought that he might 
have been cleaning his shotgun when it was discharged.
Mr. Reaves was employed by the Louisville & Nashville Railroad.  He was 33 
years of age.
Surviving are the father, Benjamin M. Reaves, Greenville; one son, Floyd Allen 
Reaves, Greenville; three brothers, R. A. Reaves, J. W. Reaves, and E. B. 
Reaves, all of Georgiana; three sisters, Mrs. India Lee White, Greenville; 
Mrs. Dora Lee Petter, Georgiana, and Mrs. J. C. Hendrix of Mobile.
Grave side services were held on Tuesday from Shackleville cemetery with Rev. 
Jamime Waite officiating.  Dunklin Funeral Home in charge.

Additional Comments:
It is believed by relatives (his wife was my grandmother) that Noah was killed 
by another man, who later killed himself.

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