Reeves, Donald Eugene

Summary

Father:Emery Reeves
Mother:Elsie Leona Caldwell

Birth: 11 Aug 1934 in Bucklin, Kansas
Birth Source: Obituary

Death:10 Dec 2018 in Richmond, Kansas
Death Source: Obituary

Spouse1:Arbutus Jane Gibbons, m. 3 Aug 1956 in Ottawa, Kansas

Narrative

Children of Donald Reeves and Arbutus Gibbons:

1. Carmen Corinna Reeves b. 22 Mar 1958 Kansas, d. 18 Dec 2021 Ohio
2. Living Daughter
3. Living Daughter
4. Living Daughter
5. Living Daughter
6. Living Son
7. Living Daughter

Research Notes

Donald grew up in El Dorado Springs, Missouri, graduating from high school there. Don enlisted in the U.S. Navy because he did not have Ware a neckties. While in the navy he served as a submarine solar tech. Don was united in marriage to Arbutus, their union was blessed with seven children. They later divorced. Following his time in the Navy they lived in the Dallas area, where Don worked as a transportation specialist. He later moved to Kansas where he also worked as a painter. Don later married Shirley Walters in 1975. They later divorced. Don enjoyed gardening, he delighted in raising the oddest of vegetables. He loved the outdoors especially hunting and fishing. Don took pride in reloading his own ammo. He was a great story teller. Donald is buried at the Hazel Dell Cemetery out side of El Dorado Springs Missouri.

Sources

1940 census
Obituary of Richland Kansas
Family knowledge