Clyde G. Reeves |
| Posted 2023-11-06 by mhenderson |
| Published by Today's News Herald on Nov. 5, 2023 - Lake Havasu City, Arizona - Clyde G. Reeves, 85, of Lake Havasu City, passed away peacefully at home on Sept. 20, 2023. He was born on May 16, 1938 in Kansas City, Missouri to Curtis Oliver and Mary Charlotte Reeves (Jacobs). He moved to San Diego, California as a young boy with his mother and grandmother. He joined the U.S. Army in 1956 and served in Europe until 1959 and specialized as a sharpshooter. After completing his military service, he returned to San Diego and was a Teamster/professional truck driver for 35 years working for Shippers Imperial and Yellow Freight. He was proud to say he drove more than 3 million miles accident free during his career as a trucker driver. He got his private pilot license after winning a small plane through a silent auction while on a weekend golf outing. He moved to Lake Havasu City in 1993 when he retired. He was an avid golfer and belonged to several local golf clubs, enjoyed being on the lake in his boat and traveled the world. He was an active member of the Elks for 48 years and was a senior member of the Lake Havasu Elks Lodge. In addition, he was a lifetime member of the Moose Lodge, American Legion, and VFW. He collected and sold antique firearms with his Federal Firearms License for many years. He will be remembered as a great story teller about his travel and life experiences. Clyde is survived by his wife of 27 years, Phyllis Reeves, his children and stepchildren: Mike and Gail Reeves, Sam Reeves, Frank Reeves, Velinda and Fred Mintzer, and Keith and Annetta Slaten. In addition, he is survived by a few cousins, nieces and nephews, and a long list of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be held at Lake Havasu Memorial Gardens on Nov. 9, 2023 at 10 a.m. with military honors. A life celebration will be held at the American Legion following the service from 10:30 am - 12:30 pm. |
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