Harold Reeves

William Harold Reeves, 100, of the Flewellyn community in Springfield, passed from this life on Saturday January 2, 2021 at Springfield Heights Assisted Living. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday January 9th at 12 noon in the Oakhurst Chapel of the Robertson County Funeral Home with Reverend Jim Woodard officiating. Interment, with military honors, will follow in Springfield Memorial Gardens with Barry Dodd, Matthew Dodd, Brandon Dodd, Trent Dorris, Philip Dorris, Troy Dorris, Justin Dorris, and Corbitt Dorris serving as pallbearers. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until service time at the funeral home.

Mr. Reeves was born May 25, 1920 in Robertson County to the late William Draper and Maude Bell Williams Reeves. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served as a Staff Sergeant during WWII. Mr. Reeves was a retired shop foreman with Ft. Campbell Civil Service, was a member of First Baptist Church in Clarksville, the American Legion, the Veteran’s of Foreign Wars, and the Robertson County CO-OP. He enjoyed deep sea fishing, farming, and raising cattle. When he was in his sixties and seventies, he enjoyed both water and snow skiing.  

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife: Daphne Bowerman Reeves, by his daughters: Sandra Reeves and Ann Yates, by his granddaughter: Beth Chenoweth, and by his siblings: William Chester Reeves, Mary R. Dodd, Maxine R. Dodd, and Cornelia R. Clinard.

Mr. Reeves is survived by his grandchildren: Kelly (Valarie) Reeves of North Carolina, Meredith Yates of North Carolina, and Benjamin Yates of Springfield, by his great grandchildren: Cassie, Lauren, and Dylan Chenoweth, and Lela Reeves, by his grandson-in-law: Ted Chenoweth of Huntsville, AL, by his nephew: Barry (Pat) Dodd of Springfield, and by other nephews and friends.

If so desired, memorial contributions may be made to the Coopertown Men’s Club.

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