Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries


Evelyn L. Reeves

Evelyn L. Reeves, 82, of Fairfield, passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2016 in 
Fairfield.  Graveside services were held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at 
Fairfield Cemetery with  grandson, Jason Reeves officiating. 

Evelyn Lucille Burnett Reeves was born May 5, 1933 in Wichita Falls, Texas to 
parents James August Burnett, Sr. and Ruby Juanita Chapmond Burnett.  She and her 
husband, John Kenneth Reeves came to Fairfield in 1974 from Dallas and he 
preceded her in death in 1990.  She was the owner and operator of the former 
Nannies Nest Day Care in Fairfield.  She was a graduate of the El Centro Nursing 
Program at Navarro Jr. College and had worked as a registered nurse in both the 
old and new hospitals in Fairfield.  She was active for a number of years as a 
volunteer at the Mexia State School and a longtime member of Fairfield Christian 
Center.  In addition to her parents and husband she was preceded in death by a 
daughter, Jenna Reeves in 2011; two brothers, James and Jack Burnett.

Left to cherish her memory are her five children, John Reeves, Jr. and wife 
Cindy of Lewisville, TX; Joy Osburn and husband Blake of Gearhart, OR; Jerome 
Reeves and wife Danalouise of Raleigh, NC; Gay Sarmiento of Fairfield; Janita 
Reeves of Burleson, TX; 17 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren; one brother, 
John Thomas Burnett of Corsicana, TX; a sister-in-law, Inez Burnett of Fairfield; 
a former daughter-in-law, Linda Reeves of Cloquet, MN.