Obituary for Alma J. “Tootsie” Reaves
Alma J. “Tootsie” Reaves, 75, of Pulaski entered her heavenly home on Friday, April 12, 2019. She was born on February 7, 1944 to the late Charles Peyton King and Frances Duncan King Watkins. She was also preceded in death by her stepfather, Hewey Watkins; a sister, Beatrice K. Simmons; brothers, Robert and Danny King; her first husband, Ernest C. (Joby) Andrews and by an infant daughter, Susan L. Andrews.
Alma attended Aldersgate UMC and the highlight of her week was her Sunday school class. She loved her family and she loved watching “her birds” from her kitchen window.
Surviving are:
Husband – Ralph D. Reaves
Daughters & Son-In-Law – Linda & Tony Burton
Sandra & Steven Erickson
Brother & Sister-In-Law – Charlie & Elizabeth King
Brother-In-Law – Walter Simmons
Grandchildren – Cierra Ann (Tom) Reynolds
Brittany Paige (Nathan) Lawrence
Ashlee Brook Burton
Levi Seth Erickson
Great-Grandchildren – Micah Grace Lawrence
Kennedy Hope Reynolds
Emily Margaret Reynolds
Samson James Lawrence
Riley Paige Reynolds
Special Friends – Sally Lepchitz
Alma Whitson
The family will receive friends from 12 Noon until 2:00 PM on Thursday, April 18th at Stevens Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM with Pastor Becky Wheeler officiating. Interment will follow at Highland Memory Gardens, Dublin.
Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home, Pulaski, VA.