Obituaries:  G. C. Reeves, Sabine Parish       R-120
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Jul 12, 1940
Submitted by: Tammy Larche-Smith
              tammy@cp-tel.net




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The Sabine Index - G. C. Reeves

  12 Jul 1940 - Last rites for G. C. Reeves were held last Saturday
at 10 o'clock at the Methodist church with Dean R. E. Smith of
Centenary college officiating, assisted by Revs. L. N. Hoffpauir
of the Many Methodist church and C. W. Williams of the First Baptist
church.  Funeral directed by the Dennis-Green funeral home.

  Active pallbearers were:  Thomas Hardee, R. D. Darnell, O. E.
Williams, R. B. Jackson, W. E. Curtis, Joe Dover, R. J. Lucius and
A. V. McLanahan.

  After the services here the body was carried to Longstreet for
interment.  The Masons had the services at the grave.

  Surviving are the widow and one daughter, Mrs. R. R. Jones of Baton
Rouge; two sisters, Mrs. D. A. Thompson and Mrs. J. M. Thompson of
Longstreet; one brother, P. C. Reeves of Longstreet; one half sister,
Mrs. A. E. Aycock of Monroe and one half brother, Eddie Provost of
Grand Cane.

  Mr. Reeves was killed in an auto crash about two miles north of Many
in the early part of the night of July 4.  He was returning from
Zwolle after visiting with the president of the Sabine parish school
board, F. A. Keelen.  Apparently losing control of his car, it turning
over several times.  Having been carried to the Fraser sanitarium, he
passed away 6:45 Friday, July 5, age 48 years.

  Mrs. Reeves had been superintendent of the Sabine parish schools
since 1921, coming to Many from Florien, where he served as principal
of the Florien high school.  Born Feb. 15, 1892, Mr. Reeves was
graduated from the DeSoto parish high schools and from the Louisiana
State Normal.  After graduation from the Norman he became principal
of the Florien high school, later doing summer work at Centenary
college and Louisiana State university.

  The 19 years Mr. Reeves spent as superintendent of the schools of
Sabine parish he worked almost unceasingly in the work of promoting
better school and facilities for the schools, truly playing a major
part in bringing the schools up to the present standards.  The love
and respect that he commanded was evidenced by the overflowing crowds
of friends from all over the state at the funeral and the profusion
of floral offerings.  The town of Many as well as the parish lament
the passing of such a useful citizens.