Mrs. Annie Laurie Collins Reeves

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Posted by: Sorrells Funeral Home
Date: Nov 14 2011 3:21 PM

Mrs. Annie Laurie Collins Reeves of the Jellico Community passed away Sunday, November 13, 2011 at the family residence following an extended illness.  She was 87.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 in Sorrells Funeral Home Chapel in Slocomb with Rev. Wendell Holmes and Rev. Tommy White officiating.  Burial will follow in Pilgrim Rest West Baptist Church cemetery.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Disabled American Veterans in memory of her husband, Bill, a disabled World War II veteran, and in honor of all those past and present who have served our country so honorably.  The address is Disabled American Veterans, c/o Chaplain Clayton Tew, P.O. Box 6863, Dothan, AL  36302.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday beginning at 10:00 a.m. and continuing until service time.

Mrs. Reeves was born in Geneva County on July 24, 1924 to Jamsey Joshua Collins and Ada Campbell Collins, both of whom preceded her in death.  Annie Laurie graduated from Wicksburg High School in 1941 where she was an All-State basketball player on their state championship team.

She married Billy Hillman Reeves on August 6, 1941.  Annie Laurie was a devoted wife and mother to their five children.  During her life Annie Laurie was a full time homemaker in every sense of the word, except for attending Troy State College and managing Reeves Grocery Store for a period of time.  She was involved in the lives of her children, faithfully attending their school activities, and encouraging them to be true to their faith and family.  She was a steadfast and loyal partner to her husband, Bill, throughout their marriage and in his ministry.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Rev. Billy Hillman Reeves; her parents, Jamsey J. and Ada Campbell Collins; her sister, Maureen Collins Thomley; her brothers, Norman Collins and Forrest Kenneth Collins.

Survivors include one daughter:  Billie Anne Lovrich and her husband, Frank, of Wicksburg; four sons:  Rodney Reeves and his wife, Sherry, of Concord, GA, Douglas Reeves and his wife, Terry, of Wicksburg, Donnie Reeves Sr. and his fiancé, Gina, of Dothan, David Reeves and his wife, Melinda, of Montgomery; nine grandchildren:  Bill Lovrich (Annette), Marty Lovrich (Holli), Holly Reeves Ryan (Casey), Billy Reeves (Heidi), Joshua Reeves (Randi), Donnie Reeves Jr., Christopher Reeves, Patrick Reeves (Molly) and Ashley Reeves Berry (Ramon); six great grandchildren:  Camden, Cate and Allie Grace Lovrich, Bryant and Brielle Berry, Matthew James Reeves;  two sisters-in-law:  Betty Reeves Palmer and Wanda Collins; numerous special nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be Bill Lovrich, Marty Lovrich, Billy Reeves, Joshua Reeves, Donnie Reeves Jr., Patrick Reeves, Christopher Reeves, James Aman, Kenneth Spruell.

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