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01/21/2017 - Melvin Eugene Reeves
Memorial services for Melvin Eugene Reeves, age 73, of Chadron, NE will be at 11:00 AM on Saturday, January 21, 2017 at Chamberlain Chapel in Chadron, NE with Dr. Russ Seger officiating.
Mel will be laid to rest at Beaver Wall Cemetery with a private family gathering at a later date.
A memorial has been established for the Chadron State College Athletics-Football program. Donations may be sent to Chamberlain Chapel, PO Box 970, Chadron, Nebraska 69337.
Online condolences can be made at www.chamberlainchapel.com.
Mel passed away on January 11, 2017. He was born on March 24, 1943 in Chadron, NE to Everett and Doris Reeves.
Mel graduated from Chadron High School in 1961, left the farm, and traveled to Waltham, MA with his best friends, John Urwin, Gary Thompson and Ted Winkelman. There he became a carpenter, met and married Patricia A. Carter, and had his three sons. Mel and his family moved back to Chadron in 1974. Mel has been known since then for his skilled carpentry work.
Mel is survived by his sons, their spouses, and beloved grandchildren Mel and Melanie Reeves and children Steihl, Sterling and Stealth of Louisville, NE, Matt and Senna Reeves and children Travis and Wade of Chadron, NE, and Gary and Christy Reeves and their children Braedon and Emma of Rochester, MN; and sister Merna Connelly of Torrington, WY.
Mel was preceded in death by his parents and brothers Ralph, Lawrence, and Russell Reeves.
Chamberlain Chapel of Chadron is in charge of arrangements for Melvin Eugene Reeves.
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