Martha Jewell "Judy" Reeve, 94, of Chetopa, passed away at 6:45 a.m., Sunday, January 15, 2017 at Chetopa Manor Nursing Home.
She was born July 13, 1922 in Leonard, Oklahoma to Fred and Natalie Dora (Wheat) Miller. As a young girl, she grew up and attended schools in Oglesby, Oklahoma and attended Ramona High School in Ramona, Oklahoma.
On February 3, 1940, she and Royal Delbert Reeve were married in Oglesby. Following marriage, they lived in Oglesby before moving to Richmond, California. During World War II, she worked as a welder before moving to Arkansas in 1945, then Oklahoma, and Kansas in 1948. After returning to Kansas, the couple lived in Walnut, Dennis, and in 1973 moved to Chetopa.
Through the years, she worked at Broderick Manufacturing Company in Parsons and in the mid 1950's her husband operated antique stores in Mound Valley and later Chetopa where she worked as the bookkeeper. She enjoyed hosting family get-togethers, listening to music, gardening, playing cards, working puzzles, cooking for her family and friends, and bird watching and feeding. For many years, she also enjoyed delivering Meals on Wheels.
Survivors include:
Five Sons – Donnie Reeve Bartlesville, OK
Jerry Reeve and his wife, Nema Broken Arrow, OK
Robert Reeve Broken Arrow, OK
Larry Reeve and his wife, Brenda Broken Arrow, OK
Randy Reeve Chetopa, KS
Two Daughters – Christine Reeve McCune, KS
Karen Salter and her husband, Steve Tyler, TX
Twenty-Five Grandchildren
Twenty-Six Great-Grandchildren
Six Great-Great-Grandchildren
She was preceded in death by her husband, Royal Delbert Reeve, on September 16, 1991; three children, Leroy Reeve, Danny Reeve, and Kathy Axhelm; four brothers, Edward, Elbert, Johnny Lee, and Teddy Ray Miller; and one sister, Margaret Moore.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 21, 2017 at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa. Burial will be in Nowata Memorial Cemetery in Nowata, Oklahoma. The family will receive friends from 7-8:00 p.m., Friday, at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society.
These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 346, Chetopa, KS 67336. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Martha J. "Judy" Reeve, please visit our flower store.
She was born July 13, 1922 in Leonard, Oklahoma to Fred and Natalie Dora (Wheat) Miller. As a young girl, she grew up and attended schools in Oglesby, Oklahoma and attended Ramona High School in Ramona, Oklahoma.
On February 3, 1940, she and Royal Delbert Reeve were married in Oglesby. Following marriage, they lived in Oglesby before moving to Richmond, California. During World War II, she worked as a welder before moving to Arkansas in 1945, then Oklahoma, and Kansas in 1948. After returning to Kansas, the couple lived in Walnut, Dennis, and in 1973 moved to Chetopa.
Through the years, she worked at Broderick Manufacturing Company in Parsons and in the mid 1950's her husband operated antique stores in Mound Valley and later Chetopa where she worked as the bookkeeper. She enjoyed hosting family get-togethers, listening to music, gardening, playing cards, working puzzles, cooking for her family and friends, and bird watching and feeding. For many years, she also enjoyed delivering Meals on Wheels.
Survivors include:
Five Sons – Donnie Reeve Bartlesville, OK
Jerry Reeve and his wife, Nema Broken Arrow, OK
Robert Reeve Broken Arrow, OK
Larry Reeve and his wife, Brenda Broken Arrow, OK
Randy Reeve Chetopa, KS
Two Daughters – Christine Reeve McCune, KS
Karen Salter and her husband, Steve Tyler, TX
Twenty-Five Grandchildren
Twenty-Six Great-Grandchildren
Six Great-Great-Grandchildren
She was preceded in death by her husband, Royal Delbert Reeve, on September 16, 1991; three children, Leroy Reeve, Danny Reeve, and Kathy Axhelm; four brothers, Edward, Elbert, Johnny Lee, and Teddy Ray Miller; and one sister, Margaret Moore.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 21, 2017 at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa. Burial will be in Nowata Memorial Cemetery in Nowata, Oklahoma. The family will receive friends from 7-8:00 p.m., Friday, at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society.
These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 346, Chetopa, KS 67336. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Martha J. "Judy" Reeve, please visit our flower store.
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