Longtime Grant Park resident Susie Mae Reaves, 98, died Wednesday morning at her home.
Mrs. Reaves was born on July 15, 1911, in Cumming, GA., to Reese and Duskie Barrett. She attended school through seventh grade at Haw Creek Elementary School in Cumming. Her first job was in the sewing room of the Works Progress Administration. Her daughter, Dorothy Isenberg of Atlanta, remembers Mrs. Reaves getting up each day to feed the cows and make biscuits for the family, then walking four miles to work.
In the early 1940s, Mrs. Reaves came to Atlanta to work as a seamstress. She worked for a time at the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills in Cabbagetown (now the site of an upscale condominium complex). She later took a job with drapery-maker George and Associates, which outfitted some of the swankiest homes and businesses in Atlanta, including the governor's mansion and Ritz Hotel. Mrs. Reaves continued working there until age 80. "I think that's why she lived so long – all that hard work," said Mrs. Isenberg. Mrs. Reaves was known not only for her sewing expertises, but also for her cooking – especially her baking. "She was famous for her cornbread," said Mrs. Isenberg. "I never saw store-bought bread until I was 9 or 10 years old." She enjoyed sharing the wealth with neighbors, often making birthday cakes for her friends and neighbors in Grant Park. "Up until the week before she went in the hospital, Mother was still cooking," said Mrs. Isenberg.
Mrs. Reaves was a longtime member of the former Confederate Avenue Baptist Church in Grant Park, where for many years she worked the phones to notify members of deaths, births, and other important events in the life of the Church. She later attended Woodland Hills Baptist Church, and was an active member of the Golden Age Center at St. Paul Methodist Church until shortly before her death.
She was the widow of William Reaves, who died a number of years ago. In addition to Mrs. Isenberg, she is survived by two other daughters, Lula Mae Ridings of Dallas, GA, and Deborah Howell of Killeen, Texas; two sons-in-law; 14 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; and several nieces.
The funeral will be held at 1:00 pm Monday at Ingram Funeral Home Chapel, Cumming, GA. Burial will follow in Haw Creek Cemetery. Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory, Cumming, GA is in charge of the arrangements. Condolences may be made at www.ingramfuneralhome.com.
Mrs. Reaves was born on July 15, 1911, in Cumming, GA., to Reese and Duskie Barrett. She attended school through seventh grade at Haw Creek Elementary School in Cumming. Her first job was in the sewing room of the Works Progress Administration. Her daughter, Dorothy Isenberg of Atlanta, remembers Mrs. Reaves getting up each day to feed the cows and make biscuits for the family, then walking four miles to work.
In the early 1940s, Mrs. Reaves came to Atlanta to work as a seamstress. She worked for a time at the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills in Cabbagetown (now the site of an upscale condominium complex). She later took a job with drapery-maker George and Associates, which outfitted some of the swankiest homes and businesses in Atlanta, including the governor's mansion and Ritz Hotel. Mrs. Reaves continued working there until age 80. "I think that's why she lived so long – all that hard work," said Mrs. Isenberg. Mrs. Reaves was known not only for her sewing expertises, but also for her cooking – especially her baking. "She was famous for her cornbread," said Mrs. Isenberg. "I never saw store-bought bread until I was 9 or 10 years old." She enjoyed sharing the wealth with neighbors, often making birthday cakes for her friends and neighbors in Grant Park. "Up until the week before she went in the hospital, Mother was still cooking," said Mrs. Isenberg.
Mrs. Reaves was a longtime member of the former Confederate Avenue Baptist Church in Grant Park, where for many years she worked the phones to notify members of deaths, births, and other important events in the life of the Church. She later attended Woodland Hills Baptist Church, and was an active member of the Golden Age Center at St. Paul Methodist Church until shortly before her death.
She was the widow of William Reaves, who died a number of years ago. In addition to Mrs. Isenberg, she is survived by two other daughters, Lula Mae Ridings of Dallas, GA, and Deborah Howell of Killeen, Texas; two sons-in-law; 14 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; and several nieces.
The funeral will be held at 1:00 pm Monday at Ingram Funeral Home Chapel, Cumming, GA. Burial will follow in Haw Creek Cemetery. Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory, Cumming, GA is in charge of the arrangements. Condolences may be made at www.ingramfuneralhome.com.
Longtime Grant Park resident Susie Mae Reaves, 98, died Wednesday morning at her home.
Mrs. Reaves was born on July 15, 1911, in Cumming, GA., to Reese and Duskie Barrett. She attended school through seventh grade at Haw Creek Elementary School in Cumming. Her first job was in the sewing room of the Works Progress Administration. Her daughter, Dorothy Isenberg of Atlanta, remembers Mrs. Reaves getting up each day to feed the cows and make biscuits for the family, then walking four miles to work.
In the early 1940s, Mrs. Reaves came to Atlanta to work as a seamstress. She worked for a time at the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills in Cabbagetown (now the site of an upscale condominium complex). She later took a job with drapery-maker George and Associates, which outfitted some of the swankiest homes and businesses in Atlanta, including the governor's mansion and Ritz Hotel. Mrs. Reaves continued working there until age 80. "I think that's why she lived so long – all that hard work," said Mrs. Isenberg. Mrs. Reaves was known not only for her sewing expertises, but also for her cooking – especially her baking. "She was famous for her cornbread," said Mrs. Isenberg. "I never saw store-bought bread until I was 9 or 10 years old." She enjoyed sharing the wealth with neighbors, often making birthday cakes for her friends and neighbors in Grant Park. "Up until the week before she went in the hospital, Mother was still cooking," said Mrs. Isenberg.
Mrs. Reaves was a longtime member of the former Confederate Avenue Baptist Church in Grant Park, where for many years she worked the phones to notify members of deaths, births, and other important events in the life of the Church. She later attended Woodland Hills Baptist Church, and was an active member of the Golden Age Center at St. Paul Methodist Church until shortly before her death.
She was the widow of William Reaves, who died a number of years ago. In addition to Mrs. Isenberg, she is survived by two other daughters, Lula Mae Ridings of Dallas, GA, and Deborah Howell of Killeen, Texas; two sons-in-law; 14 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; and several nieces.
The funeral will be held at 1:00 pm Monday at Ingram Funeral Home Chapel, Cumming, GA. Burial will follow in Haw Creek Cemetery. Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory, Cumming, GA is in charge of the arrangements. Condolences may be made at www.ingramfuneralhome.com.
Mrs. Reaves was born on July 15, 1911, in Cumming, GA., to Reese and Duskie Barrett. She attended school through seventh grade at Haw Creek Elementary School in Cumming. Her first job was in the sewing room of the Works Progress Administration. Her daughter, Dorothy Isenberg of Atlanta, remembers Mrs. Reaves getting up each day to feed the cows and make biscuits for the family, then walking four miles to work.
In the early 1940s, Mrs. Reaves came to Atlanta to work as a seamstress. She worked for a time at the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills in Cabbagetown (now the site of an upscale condominium complex). She later took a job with drapery-maker George and Associates, which outfitted some of the swankiest homes and businesses in Atlanta, including the governor's mansion and Ritz Hotel. Mrs. Reaves continued working there until age 80. "I think that's why she lived so long – all that hard work," said Mrs. Isenberg. Mrs. Reaves was known not only for her sewing expertises, but also for her cooking – especially her baking. "She was famous for her cornbread," said Mrs. Isenberg. "I never saw store-bought bread until I was 9 or 10 years old." She enjoyed sharing the wealth with neighbors, often making birthday cakes for her friends and neighbors in Grant Park. "Up until the week before she went in the hospital, Mother was still cooking," said Mrs. Isenberg.
Mrs. Reaves was a longtime member of the former Confederate Avenue Baptist Church in Grant Park, where for many years she worked the phones to notify members of deaths, births, and other important events in the life of the Church. She later attended Woodland Hills Baptist Church, and was an active member of the Golden Age Center at St. Paul Methodist Church until shortly before her death.
She was the widow of William Reaves, who died a number of years ago. In addition to Mrs. Isenberg, she is survived by two other daughters, Lula Mae Ridings of Dallas, GA, and Deborah Howell of Killeen, Texas; two sons-in-law; 14 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; and several nieces.
The funeral will be held at 1:00 pm Monday at Ingram Funeral Home Chapel, Cumming, GA. Burial will follow in Haw Creek Cemetery. Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory, Cumming, GA is in charge of the arrangements. Condolences may be made at www.ingramfuneralhome.com.
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