JAMES H. REEVES JR. - MERRITT ISLAND
Colonel James Haynes Reeves Jr., (retired U.S. Army), passed away Saturday, April 19, 2008, at Courtenay Springs Nursing Home on Merritt Island. He was born in Ft. Sam, Houston, TX on September 22, 1915. Colonel Reeves graduated from West Point Military Academy in NY in 1937. He served in the European theater of operations with the 102 Infantry Division as commander and division staff officer, later assigned to the Dept. of the Army general staff in Washington, D.C. He served as a professor of military service at the Colombian War College in Bogota, Colombia, then later in charge of reserve officer training at colleges, etc. in VA. In Korea, he was an advisor to the Korean Second Corps and then commanded the 19th Infantry Regiment. Upon returning to the US, he served as a deputy commander and then commander of the 12th Corps in charge of Army Reserves in four southeastern states, retiring in 1967.
Military decorations included the Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart.
James and his wife moved to Brevard County in 1979 from Atlanta, GA where he had been active in church affairs at the Epiphany Episcopal Church.
He was an avid bridge player at the Martin Anderson Senior Center in Rockledge and the Veterans Center in Merritt Island.
He was a member of the Rockledge Presbyterian Church.
He is survived by two sons, James H. Reeves III, Anniston, AL, and Leonard S. Reeves of Atlanta; a daughter, Margaret R. Ryan of Cocoa, FL; grandchildren, James Reeves IV, Tina R. Swords, Vicki Willis and Mandy Ryan; four great-grandchildren, Maria Swords, Molly Swords, Tyler Willis and Katie Reeves.
James was predeceased by his wife of 65 years, Carol Reeves; three infant children, Carol, John, and Richard; a brother, Joseph R. Reeves; a sister, Mary R. Johansen, and his parents, James Haynes Reeves, U.S Army, and Katharine Richardson Reeves.
There will be a visitation on Monday, April 21st, 6 - 8 p.m. and Tuesday, April 22nd, 3-4 p.m., with service to follow at 4 p.m. at Wylie-Baxley Funeral Home, Rockledge. Interment will follow at a later date in Arlington National Cemetery.
Published in FLORIDA TODAY on 4/21/2008
USMA Class of 1937. Cullum No. 10835.
FindAGrave contributor: SLGMSD 23 Sep 2023
Colonel James Haynes Reeves Jr., (retired U.S. Army), passed away Saturday, April 19, 2008, at Courtenay Springs Nursing Home on Merritt Island. He was born in Ft. Sam, Houston, TX on September 22, 1915. Colonel Reeves graduated from West Point Military Academy in NY in 1937. He served in the European theater of operations with the 102 Infantry Division as commander and division staff officer, later assigned to the Dept. of the Army general staff in Washington, D.C. He served as a professor of military service at the Colombian War College in Bogota, Colombia, then later in charge of reserve officer training at colleges, etc. in VA. In Korea, he was an advisor to the Korean Second Corps and then commanded the 19th Infantry Regiment. Upon returning to the US, he served as a deputy commander and then commander of the 12th Corps in charge of Army Reserves in four southeastern states, retiring in 1967.
Military decorations included the Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart.
James and his wife moved to Brevard County in 1979 from Atlanta, GA where he had been active in church affairs at the Epiphany Episcopal Church.
He was an avid bridge player at the Martin Anderson Senior Center in Rockledge and the Veterans Center in Merritt Island.
He was a member of the Rockledge Presbyterian Church.
He is survived by two sons, James H. Reeves III, Anniston, AL, and Leonard S. Reeves of Atlanta; a daughter, Margaret R. Ryan of Cocoa, FL; grandchildren, James Reeves IV, Tina R. Swords, Vicki Willis and Mandy Ryan; four great-grandchildren, Maria Swords, Molly Swords, Tyler Willis and Katie Reeves.
James was predeceased by his wife of 65 years, Carol Reeves; three infant children, Carol, John, and Richard; a brother, Joseph R. Reeves; a sister, Mary R. Johansen, and his parents, James Haynes Reeves, U.S Army, and Katharine Richardson Reeves.
There will be a visitation on Monday, April 21st, 6 - 8 p.m. and Tuesday, April 22nd, 3-4 p.m., with service to follow at 4 p.m. at Wylie-Baxley Funeral Home, Rockledge. Interment will follow at a later date in Arlington National Cemetery.
Published in FLORIDA TODAY on 4/21/2008
USMA Class of 1937. Cullum No. 10835.
FindAGrave contributor: SLGMSD 23 Sep 2023
JAMES H. REEVES JR. - MERRITT ISLAND
Colonel James Haynes Reeves Jr., (retired U.S. Army), passed away Saturday, April 19, 2008, at Courtenay Springs Nursing Home on Merritt Island. He was born in Ft. Sam, Houston, TX on September 22, 1915. Colonel Reeves graduated from West Point Military Academy in NY in 1937. He served in the European theater of operations with the 102 Infantry Division as commander and division staff officer, later assigned to the Dept. of the Army general staff in Washington, D.C. He served as a professor of military service at the Colombian War College in Bogota, Colombia, then later in charge of reserve officer training at colleges, etc. in VA. In Korea, he was an advisor to the Korean Second Corps and then commanded the 19th Infantry Regiment. Upon returning to the US, he served as a deputy commander and then commander of the 12th Corps in charge of Army Reserves in four southeastern states, retiring in 1967.
Military decorations included the Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart.
James and his wife moved to Brevard County in 1979 from Atlanta, GA where he had been active in church affairs at the Epiphany Episcopal Church.
He was an avid bridge player at the Martin Anderson Senior Center in Rockledge and the Veterans Center in Merritt Island.
He was a member of the Rockledge Presbyterian Church.
He is survived by two sons, James H. Reeves III, Anniston, AL, and Leonard S. Reeves of Atlanta; a daughter, Margaret R. Ryan of Cocoa, FL; grandchildren, James Reeves IV, Tina R. Swords, Vicki Willis and Mandy Ryan; four great-grandchildren, Maria Swords, Molly Swords, Tyler Willis and Katie Reeves.
James was predeceased by his wife of 65 years, Carol Reeves; three infant children, Carol, John, and Richard; a brother, Joseph R. Reeves; a sister, Mary R. Johansen, and his parents, James Haynes Reeves, U.S Army, and Katharine Richardson Reeves.
There will be a visitation on Monday, April 21st, 6 - 8 p.m. and Tuesday, April 22nd, 3-4 p.m., with service to follow at 4 p.m. at Wylie-Baxley Funeral Home, Rockledge. Interment will follow at a later date in Arlington National Cemetery.
Published in FLORIDA TODAY on 4/21/2008
USMA Class of 1937. Cullum No. 10835.
FindAGrave contributor: SLGMSD 23 Sep 2023
Colonel James Haynes Reeves Jr., (retired U.S. Army), passed away Saturday, April 19, 2008, at Courtenay Springs Nursing Home on Merritt Island. He was born in Ft. Sam, Houston, TX on September 22, 1915. Colonel Reeves graduated from West Point Military Academy in NY in 1937. He served in the European theater of operations with the 102 Infantry Division as commander and division staff officer, later assigned to the Dept. of the Army general staff in Washington, D.C. He served as a professor of military service at the Colombian War College in Bogota, Colombia, then later in charge of reserve officer training at colleges, etc. in VA. In Korea, he was an advisor to the Korean Second Corps and then commanded the 19th Infantry Regiment. Upon returning to the US, he served as a deputy commander and then commander of the 12th Corps in charge of Army Reserves in four southeastern states, retiring in 1967.
Military decorations included the Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart.
James and his wife moved to Brevard County in 1979 from Atlanta, GA where he had been active in church affairs at the Epiphany Episcopal Church.
He was an avid bridge player at the Martin Anderson Senior Center in Rockledge and the Veterans Center in Merritt Island.
He was a member of the Rockledge Presbyterian Church.
He is survived by two sons, James H. Reeves III, Anniston, AL, and Leonard S. Reeves of Atlanta; a daughter, Margaret R. Ryan of Cocoa, FL; grandchildren, James Reeves IV, Tina R. Swords, Vicki Willis and Mandy Ryan; four great-grandchildren, Maria Swords, Molly Swords, Tyler Willis and Katie Reeves.
James was predeceased by his wife of 65 years, Carol Reeves; three infant children, Carol, John, and Richard; a brother, Joseph R. Reeves; a sister, Mary R. Johansen, and his parents, James Haynes Reeves, U.S Army, and Katharine Richardson Reeves.
There will be a visitation on Monday, April 21st, 6 - 8 p.m. and Tuesday, April 22nd, 3-4 p.m., with service to follow at 4 p.m. at Wylie-Baxley Funeral Home, Rockledge. Interment will follow at a later date in Arlington National Cemetery.
Published in FLORIDA TODAY on 4/21/2008
USMA Class of 1937. Cullum No. 10835.
FindAGrave contributor: SLGMSD 23 Sep 2023
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