Mary Ellen Reeves Obituary

Mary Reeves, 66, of Russell, died, Friday December 30, 2011 at the Greater Regional Hospice Home in Creston. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday January 7, 2012 at the Chariton Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Rev. C.J. Latham will officiate the service. There will be no public visitation. Memorials may be made to the Chariton Christian Church furnace and air conditioning fund. Online condolences may be left under the obituary category of www.powersfh.com.
Mary Louise Reeves, daughter of Mary Ellen (Ansley) Reeves and William Clinton Reeves was born April 4, 1945 in Chariton, Iowa. She graduated from Chariton High School in 1963. She moved to Des Moines and began to work for the Internal Revenue Service. Later in 1965, she began her career with the Social Security Administration holding many different positions with her favorite being a Data Review Technician, serving 42 years before retiring in 2007. After retiring, she moved to Russell, Iowa to be near family. Mary was a member of the Chariton Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) where she held the position of Deaconess; she was an active Russell museum volunteer, active in the local genealogical society, local cemetery board and active in her favorite scrapbooking groups.
Mary is survived by her sister, Catherine Whited of Creston; an uncle, Oliver (wife Deloris) Ansley of Murray; an aunt, Esther Whitehair of Crownsville, Md.; a nephew, Brian Whited of Afton; many cousins and other family. Mary was preceded in death by her parents, William C. and Mary E. Reeves.