Published in the Paducah Sun - Reverend Anthony Dewayne Reeves, 49, of Mayfield, Ky., formerly of Paducah, passed away Saturday, January 29, 2011, at 6:08 p.m. at Jackson Purchase Medical Center in Mayfield.
He was a native of Hopkinsville, Ky., where he graduated from Christian County High School. He attended Murray State University and the University of Winston-Salem where he obtained his degree in nursing and was formerly employed at Countryside Health Care of Bardwell.
His ministerial career began at the age of 14 when he accepted his call to the ministry. Church Hill Baptist Church in Hopkinsville, Ky., was the first church where he served as pastor. He traveled extensively preaching and singing the gospel throughout Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois, Indiana and North & South Carolinas. He was a talented musician, director, and served as Minister of Music for several churches and choirs.
Pastorates in the area included Smith Temple Cumberland Presbyterian Church and St. James A.M.E Churches both of Mayfield, Ky.; Shelton Chapel A.M.E Church of Viola, Ky.; Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church of Wingo, Ky.; and St. James A.M.E. Church of Pryorsburg, Ky.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Erma J. Reeves.
Survivors include his wife, Ollie Mary Bright Reeves; his father, Charles D. Reeves of Pembroke, Ky.; his stepmother, Martha Tolovier Reeves of Pembroke, Ky.; a sister, Michelle (Greg) Babb of Hopkinsville, Ky.; a brother, Timothy Reeves of Hopkinsville, Ky.; a foster sister, Mary Pettus Rowland of Paducah, Ky.; and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, in-laws and cousins.
Services will be held Friday, February 4, 2011, at 1:00 p.m. at St. James A.M.E. Church, 419 South 8th Street in Mayfield, Ky., with the Reverend Buster Johnson to officiate. Burial will follow at Oak Rest Cemetery of Mayfield, Ky.
He was a native of Hopkinsville, Ky., where he graduated from Christian County High School. He attended Murray State University and the University of Winston-Salem where he obtained his degree in nursing and was formerly employed at Countryside Health Care of Bardwell.
His ministerial career began at the age of 14 when he accepted his call to the ministry. Church Hill Baptist Church in Hopkinsville, Ky., was the first church where he served as pastor. He traveled extensively preaching and singing the gospel throughout Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois, Indiana and North & South Carolinas. He was a talented musician, director, and served as Minister of Music for several churches and choirs.
Pastorates in the area included Smith Temple Cumberland Presbyterian Church and St. James A.M.E Churches both of Mayfield, Ky.; Shelton Chapel A.M.E Church of Viola, Ky.; Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church of Wingo, Ky.; and St. James A.M.E. Church of Pryorsburg, Ky.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Erma J. Reeves.
Survivors include his wife, Ollie Mary Bright Reeves; his father, Charles D. Reeves of Pembroke, Ky.; his stepmother, Martha Tolovier Reeves of Pembroke, Ky.; a sister, Michelle (Greg) Babb of Hopkinsville, Ky.; a brother, Timothy Reeves of Hopkinsville, Ky.; a foster sister, Mary Pettus Rowland of Paducah, Ky.; and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, in-laws and cousins.
Services will be held Friday, February 4, 2011, at 1:00 p.m. at St. James A.M.E. Church, 419 South 8th Street in Mayfield, Ky., with the Reverend Buster Johnson to officiate. Burial will follow at Oak Rest Cemetery of Mayfield, Ky.
Published in the Paducah Sun - Reverend Anthony Dewayne Reeves, 49, of Mayfield, Ky., formerly of Paducah, passed away Saturday, January 29, 2011, at 6:08 p.m. at Jackson Purchase Medical Center in Mayfield.
He was a native of Hopkinsville, Ky., where he graduated from Christian County High School. He attended Murray State University and the University of Winston-Salem where he obtained his degree in nursing and was formerly employed at Countryside Health Care of Bardwell.
His ministerial career began at the age of 14 when he accepted his call to the ministry. Church Hill Baptist Church in Hopkinsville, Ky., was the first church where he served as pastor. He traveled extensively preaching and singing the gospel throughout Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois, Indiana and North & South Carolinas. He was a talented musician, director, and served as Minister of Music for several churches and choirs.
Pastorates in the area included Smith Temple Cumberland Presbyterian Church and St. James A.M.E Churches both of Mayfield, Ky.; Shelton Chapel A.M.E Church of Viola, Ky.; Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church of Wingo, Ky.; and St. James A.M.E. Church of Pryorsburg, Ky.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Erma J. Reeves.
Survivors include his wife, Ollie Mary Bright Reeves; his father, Charles D. Reeves of Pembroke, Ky.; his stepmother, Martha Tolovier Reeves of Pembroke, Ky.; a sister, Michelle (Greg) Babb of Hopkinsville, Ky.; a brother, Timothy Reeves of Hopkinsville, Ky.; a foster sister, Mary Pettus Rowland of Paducah, Ky.; and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, in-laws and cousins.
Services will be held Friday, February 4, 2011, at 1:00 p.m. at St. James A.M.E. Church, 419 South 8th Street in Mayfield, Ky., with the Reverend Buster Johnson to officiate. Burial will follow at Oak Rest Cemetery of Mayfield, Ky.
He was a native of Hopkinsville, Ky., where he graduated from Christian County High School. He attended Murray State University and the University of Winston-Salem where he obtained his degree in nursing and was formerly employed at Countryside Health Care of Bardwell.
His ministerial career began at the age of 14 when he accepted his call to the ministry. Church Hill Baptist Church in Hopkinsville, Ky., was the first church where he served as pastor. He traveled extensively preaching and singing the gospel throughout Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois, Indiana and North & South Carolinas. He was a talented musician, director, and served as Minister of Music for several churches and choirs.
Pastorates in the area included Smith Temple Cumberland Presbyterian Church and St. James A.M.E Churches both of Mayfield, Ky.; Shelton Chapel A.M.E Church of Viola, Ky.; Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church of Wingo, Ky.; and St. James A.M.E. Church of Pryorsburg, Ky.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Erma J. Reeves.
Survivors include his wife, Ollie Mary Bright Reeves; his father, Charles D. Reeves of Pembroke, Ky.; his stepmother, Martha Tolovier Reeves of Pembroke, Ky.; a sister, Michelle (Greg) Babb of Hopkinsville, Ky.; a brother, Timothy Reeves of Hopkinsville, Ky.; a foster sister, Mary Pettus Rowland of Paducah, Ky.; and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, in-laws and cousins.
Services will be held Friday, February 4, 2011, at 1:00 p.m. at St. James A.M.E. Church, 419 South 8th Street in Mayfield, Ky., with the Reverend Buster Johnson to officiate. Burial will follow at Oak Rest Cemetery of Mayfield, Ky.
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