Verlene Rathbone Reeves

Verlene R. Reeves, 70, of 3216 Leicester Highway, Leicester, died Sunday, January 27, 2002, at her home. A native of Madison County, she was the daughter of the late Duckett W. and Lester Messer Rathbone. She was an active member of Leicester United Methodist Church and a member of the Leicester Grange where she won many honors in the baking division. She was also a member of the Homemakers Extension Club for 38 years. She is survived by her husband, James L. Reeves, Sr.; one daughter, Candice Reeves Haynie and her husband John, of Charlotte; one son, James Larry Reeves, Jr., and his wife Renee of Hendersonville; three grandchildren, Chandler Haynie, Katherine Haynie, and Taylor James Reeves. Funeral services will be at 12:00 Noon Tuesday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home with the Revs. Dick Patzfahl, Neil Haynes and Ed Hillman officiating. Burial will follow at Green Hills Cemetery. Her family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service and request that memorials be made to Melanoma Research Foundation, c/o UNC Lincherger Comprehensive Cancer Center, UNC-CH Campus Box No. 7295, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7295, or to Mountain Area Hospice, PO Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813.